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Spotted Seabass

Dicentrarchus punctatus

238 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Portugal.January 0, February 6, March 2, April 0, May 1, June 1, July 2, August 3, September 4, October 3, November 0, December 1.
Portugal23
Spain17
Andalucía14
FARO12
United States10
Morocco5
LEIRIA3
PORTO3
SETÚBAL3
Región de Murcia2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderButterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes
FamilyTemperate Basses · Moronidae
GenusEastern Atlantic Temperate Basses · Dicentrarchus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Spotted Seabass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.