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Salema
Sarpa salpa · Sea
Silver fish with golden stripes, usually in shoals around rocks and seagrass.
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Facts
| Best months | JFMAMJJASOND May–Oct. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator. |
|---|---|
| Typical size | 20–30 cm · record about 45 cm |
| Diet | Algae, seagrass |
| Regions | EuropeAfrica |
Catching tip. Light float tackle with bread or green weed.
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