Madeira Canary Islands Azores – Fishes Dr. Peter Wirtz
Madeira Canary Islands Azores – Fishes Dr. Peter Wirtz
Madeira Canary Islands Azores – Fishes Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Lesser amberjack (Seriola fasciata)<br />
Up to 90 cm long. <strong>Madeira</strong>, <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>, <strong>Azores</strong>. 20 <strong>–</strong> 200 m depth.<br />
Slightly higher back than the previous species; no line through the eye. Often a faint yellow line along the<br />
body. Photo bottom right <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Wirtz</strong>.<br />
Almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana)<br />
Up to 90 cm long. <strong>Madeira</strong>, <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>, <strong>Azores</strong>. 20 <strong>–</strong> 200 m depth.<br />
Strong diagonal line through the eye. Much higher back than the previous two species. Photo Nuno Sá.<br />
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Grunts (Haemulidae)<br />
African striped grunt (Parapristipoma octolineatum)<br />
To 50 cm long. <strong>Madeira</strong>, <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>. 5 <strong>–</strong> 200 m depth.<br />
Grunts can produce distinctly audible noises when feeling threatened by grating their pharyngeal teeth. Four<br />
white lines on each side of the body have given the species its German and Latin name meaning “Eight-<br />
striped grunt”. Like most grunts, this species mainly feeds on molluscs and crustaceans. It lives in small<br />
groups or large schools. Photo <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Wirtz</strong>.<br />
Bastard grunt (Pomadasis incisus)<br />
Up to 36 cm long. <strong>Madeira</strong>, <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>. 10 <strong>–</strong> 100 m depth.
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