Banded seabream (Diplodus fasciatus)

General data
- Main name: Banded seabream
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa
- Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Diplodus - Sea breams
- Family: Sparidae - Sea breams
- Order: Spariformes - Breams and porgies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
This benthopelagic fish grows to an average length of 30 cm, maximum 45 cm. It feeds predominantly on small invertebrates. The fish inhabits rocky bottoms in waters down to 100 metres depth. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Cape Verde.