Fish

Red bandfish

Cepola macrophthalma

Red bandfish
Hors saison
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Zones de pêche
Wild
Origine
34 cm
Taille minimale

Description

A bony fish with a spiny dorsal fin and a serpentine body, whose mouth is equipped with hooked teeth.

Informations

Habitat
The cepole is a fish that lives at depths of 50 to 100 meters. It digs a vertical hole in the sandy seabed and stays there with its head pointing upward.
Distribution
It is found in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.