Diplodus puntazzo was first formally described as Sparus puntazzo in 1792 by the German naturalist Johann Julius Walbaum with its type locality given as Sardinia. … See more

Diplodus puntazzo has the specific name puntazzo which Cetti reported was the common name for this species in Sardinia. See more

Diplodus puntazzo is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean with its northern most limit in the southern Bay of Biscay off northern Spain, although it is very uncommon in this area, south to Sierra Leone. In Macaronesia it is found only in the Canary Islands See more

Diplodus puntazzo is fished for semi-industrially off Sicily, although elsewhere in its range it is caught mainly by artisinal fishers, as well as by recreational fishers. In Morocco the … See more

Diplodus puntazzo has an oval shaped, compressed body with a slightly protrusible mouth which has moderately fleshy lips. There are 8 brown coloured incisor-like … See more

Diplosus puntazzo is omnivorous, in a study of the diet of fish caught in the Gulf of Gabes plants were found to be the largest proportion, … See more

• Amel Belial; Naouel Amel Brahim Tazi; Zakia Hadjou; Zitouni Boutiba (2016). "First records of digenean trematodes of two fishes (Teleostei Sparidae) from the West Algerian coast and comparative study with Tunisian coast (Mediterranean Sea)" See more