The karanteen

karanteen

Scientific name	Sarpa salpa
Descriptor	Linnaeus
Year of description	1758
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Sparidae
Genus	Sarpa

Introduction

Sarpa salpa, commonly known as karanteen, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

51 cm
Pattern

horizontal stripes

Sarpa salpa - karanteen — Sarpa salpa, karanteen © Benoit Chartrer

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

51 cm
Pattern

horizontal stripes

How to recognize the karanteen ?

The karanteen measures around 30 cm. The females are more imposing and some specimens can reach 51 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and gris body. The also has jaune horizontal stripes.

Sexual dimorphism

The female is bigger than the male.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

herbivorous
Sociability

gregarious
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The karanteen is a fish gregarious. This species is herbivorous .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare qui pond en eau libre
Hermaphrodite

protandric

The karanteen is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre. This fish always born male. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become female, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protandrous type.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Mediterranean Sea Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean Eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean

islands

Corsica Canary Islands Sardinia Sicily

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Depth

0 - 70 m

Biotope presentation

The karanteen is most often found at a depth between 0m and 70m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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Sources & Contributions

Participation & Validation

The Fishipedia team and specialist contributors are committed to providing high-quality content. However, although the information comes from scientific sources or testimonials from specialists, the cards may contain inaccuracies.

Adrien Falzon

Benoit Chartrer

Silvia Gomez

Translation

Translation done with the valuable contribution of our translators, who make this information available to a wider audience. We sincerely thank them for their commitment.

Bibliographic references

Note preliminaire sur le comportement alimentaire de Sarpa salpa (L.)(Sparidae) en Méditerranée - VERLAQUE - Laboratoire d 1Ecologie du Benthos et de Biologie vegetale marine, Luminy, Universite d'aix-Marseille II. - 1985.