Salema
(Sarpa salpa)

Classification

Species: Sarpa salpa
Genus: Sarpa - Dreamfishes
Family: Sparidae - Sea breams
Order: Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Salema, Salema porgy, Dreamfish
Local names: Cow bream, Goldline
Habitat: Saltwater
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate
Native to coasts of: Africa, Europe, Asia
Distribution: Black sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

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