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Tonn/Bluefin
Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
Max. Length:
300cm (common 50-150cm)
Dorsal fins set close together
No Markings on body
Pectoral fin short
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Alonga/Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
Max.
Length: 100cm (common 50-80cm)
Close set
dorsal fins
Long
pectoral fin
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Pixxispad/Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Max.
Length: 450cm (common 80-220cm)
Long
flattened sword
1st
dorsal fin much longer than 2nd
Caudal
peduncle with strong lateral keel
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Lampuka/Dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Max.
Length: 200cm (common 40-100cm)
Long
flattened body
Long
dorsal fin
Steep
forehead
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Fanfru/Pilot Fish
Naucrates ductor
Max.
Length: 70cm (common up to 35cm)
5-7 dark
vertical stripes
1st
dorsal fin 4-5 spines, 2nd dorsal fin long
Caudal
peduncle with keel
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Kavall/Chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
Max.
Length: 50cm (common 15-30cm)
Thin and
light Sinuos (S-shaped) markings
5 small
dorsal and anal finlets
Large eye
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Pizzintun/Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Max Fork
Length: 50cm (common 18-30cm)
Wide and
dark vertical markings
5 small
dorsal and anal finlets
Smaller
eye
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Laċċi Kaħla/Sprat
Sprattus sprattus
Max.
Length: 16cm (common 8cm)
Dark blue with green reflections
1 central dorsal fin
Sides and underside silvery white
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Vopa/Bogue
Boops boops
Max.
Length: 36cm (common 10cm)
Grey dark back to silvery golden sides
Few thin longitudinal yellow-golden bands
Base of pectoral fin with a black spot
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Trilja tal-qawwi/Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Max.
Length: 40cm (common 10-25cm)
Sloping profile
Few thin longitudinal yellow-golden bands on sides
Pectoral fin with yellow stripes and black markings
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Xabla/Silver scabbarfish
Lepidopus caudatus
Max.
Length: 210cm (common 50-150cm)
Long laterally flattened silver body, without scales
Long dorsal fin with dark patch above operculum
Lower Jaw longer than upper
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Merluzz/Hake
Merliccius merluccius
Max.
Length: 110cm (common 12-60cm)
Long body with elongated head, grey
1st dorsal fin short and triangular, 2nd Long
Lower jaw longer than upper
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Skorfon/Scorpionfish
Scorpaenidae spp.
Mostly small
Body thick, heads armoured with spines
One dorsal fin with spinces preceding rays
At base of spiny rays lie venom glands
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Cippullazza/Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Max.
Length: 66cm (common 20-30cm)
Reddish brown with dark and light mottling
Often with black, elongated blotch on dorsal fin
Numerous appendages on chin
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Pagru/Common seabream
Pagrus pagrus
Max.
Length: 82cm (common 20-60cm)
Pinkish body, head and tail darker
Steep forehead
Brown spot at base of dorsal fin
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Rajja tal-fosos/Thornback ray
Raja clavata
Max.
Length: 110cm (common 30-80cm)
Back covered with spiny tubercules
Greyish of brownish with lighter and darker mottlings
Disc shaped with angled wings, snout slightly elongated
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Qarnita/Common Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Max.
Length: 23cm (common 10-20cm)
Body strong with conspicuous siphon
2 rows of suckers on eight strong arms
Colour variable
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Klamar/European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Max.
Length: 30-40cm (common 15-25cm)
Body torpedo shaped, with paired fins running half-way
along
2rows of large suckers on tentacles
Colour variable, often pink-white with purple brown mottling
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Gamblu Aħmar/Giant red shrimp
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Max.
Length: 17cm (male), 22cm (female). Common 13-14cm (male), 17-20cm (Female)
Large sized (females larger)
Colour: Red
Rostrum different in the sexes
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Gamblu Abjad/Deep water pink shrimp
Parapenaeus longirostris
Max.
Length: 16cm (male), 19cm (female). Common 8-14cm (male), 12-16cm (Female)
Medium to small sized (females larger)
Colour: Pink
8 spines on rostrum
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