Centracanthus cirrus was first formally described in 1810 by the French naturalist and polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque See more

Centracanthus cirrus has a strongly protrusible mouth and elongate body which is shallower than the length of the head and with a standard length which is 5 to 5.6 times its depth. There is a wide incision in the middle of the dorsal fin. The dorsal fin See more

Centracanthus cirrus us a schooling fish, the schools move coastwards in spring and summer to spawn. It feeds on zooplankton and small fishes. See more

Centracanthus cirrus has the specific name cirrus, this is a latinisation of the local name for this species in Sicily, cirrú. See more

Centracanthus cirrus is found in the temperate western Atlantic Ocean as far north as Portugal and south to the Canary Islands, into the Mediterranean Sea and the See more

Centracanthus cirrus is regarded as a commercially important species, but it is moderately abundant in some areas. Fishers use … See more