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Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)


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This film shows a broodstock group of gilthead seabream, which are the main species of seabream reared in European aquaculture systems.

This species is common to the mediterranean sea and present along the eastern Atlantic coasts, from Great Britain to Senegal. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, with males reaching sexual maturity at 2 years, and females at 2-3 years.  

This film was produced by Constantinos Mylonas of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece.

See also

Gilthead Seabream factsheet

Fish reproductive strategies

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Writing: Miranda Maybank
Creation date: 06 August 2008
Update: 06 August 2008

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