Common two-banded seabream

Sar à tête noire

Scientific name : Diplodus vulgaris

Family : Sparidae
Size : Up to 45 cm
Distribution : Mediterranean and West African coasts

Biology : They are said to be successive hermaphrodites, meaning that they change sex during their lifetime. More precisely, they are known as protandrous hermaphrodites, as they start out as males and then transform into females.

IUCN status : Least concern