Meagre

Description

Argyrosomus regius has a relatively large head with quite small eyes, the largemouth is at the terminal position and it has an elongated body. The lateral line is easily seen and extends all the way to the caudal fin. The rear dorsal fin is much longer than the first one which has nine rays. The first ray of the anal fin is short and spiny while the second is very thin. The swim bladder contains several branched appendages which are vibrated to make a grunting sound which can be heard from up to 30m away and this grunting is produced by the males during the spawning season. Body color pearly-silver, with bronze traits dorsally. The fin bases are reddish brown and the mouth cavity is yellow-gold or salmon pink. The scales are large and every fourth scale is set at a different angle from the rest. It can reach up to 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in total length and 103 kg (227 lb) in weight.