Comber (fish)
| Comber | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Serraninae |
| Genus: | Serranus |
| Species: | S. cabrilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Serranus cabrilla | |
The comber (Serranus cabrilla) is a species of fish in the family Serranidae.[2] It lives in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Atlantic coast from the British Isles to the Cape of Good Hope, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. The habitat is rocky or sandy sounding-deeps at depths of 0–200 metres (0–656 ft). Size can vary from 5–25 centimetres (2.0–9.8 in) in normal individual to up to 40 cm (16 in).
The comber feeds on other fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Serranus cabrilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ J.C. Wells, Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Pearson Education Ltd, Harlow, 2008
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