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Sarpa salpa

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Salema

Also known as: Saunders's Tern, Bamboo-Fish, Cow Bream, Gold Line, Karanteen, Salema Porgy

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Sparidae

Where to find it

common

AlbaniaCroatiaFranceGreeceItalyMaltaMontenegroSloveniaSpainTunisia

occasional

CyprusTurkey

rare

South Africa

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