Two-banded seabream

The two-banded seabream (Diplodus prayensis) is a species of marine fish of the Sparidae (Sparids) family. This fish grows to 35 cm maximal length. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Cape Verde down to the depths of about 100 metres. The species was named by Jean Cadenat in 1964. The species name "prayensis" refers to Praia, the capital of Cape Verde.

Description

It feeds on invertebrates and algae.

Distribution

The fish are founded in waters down to 100 metres deep.

References

• Diplodocus prayensis at FishBase

Further reading

• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
• Fenner, Robert M. The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, New Jersey, USA: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
• Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997.
• Hoese, D.F. 1986. A M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany
• Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren, Flanders; and ORSTOM, Paris, France, Vol. 2.
• Moyle, P. and J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall. 2000.
• Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994
• Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd ed., London: Macdonald., 1985