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Vulnerability
Species’ vulnerability not assesed
Information
Adults form large schools in coastal areas with sandy substrate. Feed on fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods. Utilized fresh, smoked, canned and frozen; can be fried, broiled and baked.
Localization
Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa, round the coast to Maputo. Divided into two stocks: West stock and North Sea stock. West stock spawns in a belt from the Biscay to Ireland in early spring, migrates north and eastwards to southern Norway and northern North Sea. North Sea stock spawns in the southern North Sea in summer, migrates to central North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat.
Credits: Fishbase, Sealifebase, Aquamaps
Environment
Marine
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