Ordinary umber
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Common umber ( Umbrina cirrosa ) |
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The common umber , also called bartumber , umber fish or shadow fish ( Umbrina cirrosa ) is a species of fish from the umber fish family (Sciaenidae). It occurs in the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay to southern Morocco and possibly further south, in the Mediterranean , the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov . The species is fished commercially and also caught by sport anglers. Due to its rapid growth, its value as a good food fish and the ability to reproduce in captivity, it is also considered to be a very promising candidate for use in aquaculture .
features
Common umbers have a spindle-shaped body, the basic color of which is light brown to olive green, and which has a striking, diagonal golden stripe. They reach a length of up to 73 cm and a maximum weight of 3.1 kg. The second dorsal fin has 22 to 23 soft rays.
Way of life
Common umbers live near the coast over sandy or rocky ground at depths of up to 100 meters. The juveniles also invade estuaries. Mainly ground crustaceans, worms and molluscs but also aquatic plants serve as food. Spawns are laid from March to August.
swell
- Usually Umber on Fishbase.org (English)
- C. Mylonas, G. Georgiou, D. Stefanou, T. Atack, A. Afonso, Y. Zohar : Preliminary data on the reproductive biology and hatchery production of the shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa) in Cyprus . In: Cahiers Options Mediterraneennes . 2000, p. 303-312 (English, ciheam.org [PDF]).