Fish
Poisson
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
(VIIf) Bristol Channel, (VIIg) Northern Celtic Sea, (VIIh) Southern Celtic Sea, (VIII) Bay of Biscay
Fishing zones
Wild
Origin
70 cm
Minimum size
Description
The meagre is a large fish of the Sciaenidae family, recognizable by its streamlined, silvery body with rough scales, a second dorsal fin twice as long as the first, a terminal mouth, and an elongated body that can reach up to 230 cm in length and 103 kg in weight.
Habitat
It is a marine, brackish-water, benthopelagic, and oceanodromous species, living at depths of 15 to 300 meters.
Juveniles are found in estuaries and coastal lagoons.
Juveniles are found in estuaries and coastal lagoons.
Distribution
It is found in the eastern Atlantic: from Norway to the Congo, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
It is also found in the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
It is also found in the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.