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Black Rockfish
Sebastes melanops
Black rockfish is a west coast rockfish that lives around rocky reefs, kelp beds, and offshore structure from shallow inshore water to deeper shelf habitat. It is an important recreational and commercial species, and large adults can move offshore seasonally while juveniles stay closer to kelp and nearshore cover.
Black Scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Black scorpionfish is a venomous, bottom-dwelling ambush predator of rocky reefs and eelgrass in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It sits motionless on the seabed, relying on camouflage and sudden strikes to take small fish and crustaceans.
Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata) is a temperate Atlantic serranid found on rocky bottom, wrecks, jetties, and hard-shell ledges. It schools over structure, feeding on fish, squid, shrimp, and crabs, and is a popular inshore-to-offshore target where regulations allow.
Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Black Sea Bass est une espèce de poisson courante que l'on rencontre souvent dans les eaux adaptées et les zones structurées de cette espèce. Cette fiche résume l'identification, l'habitat et les conseils de pêche.
Black Seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) is a temperate sea bream found around rocky reefs, mixed bottoms, seagrass, and harbors, usually from shallow inshore water to moderate depths. It feeds on small invertebrates and algae, and is a respected light-tackle species rather than a major food-fish in many areas.
Black Surfperch
Embiotoca jacksoni
Black surfperch (Embiotoca jacksoni) is a kelp- and reef-edge surfperch of the eastern North Pacific, common from central California to northern Baja California. It feeds mainly on small crustaceans and benthic invertebrates and is a steady, accessible shore catch where the species is present.
Black Triggerfish
Melichthys niger
Black Triggerfish is a large, reef-associated triggerfish found on shallow coral and rocky reefs across tropical oceans. It is generally wary and territorial, feeding on benthic invertebrates and algae picked from hard structure.
Black Widow Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Black Widow Tetra is a small South American characin best known in the aquarium trade for its deep-bodied silver fish with dark vertical bars and a black rear half. It is a hardy schooling species that does best in planted, gently filtered freshwater tanks.
Black-and-white Snapper
Macolor niger
Black-and-white Snapper (Macolor niger) is a deep-reef lutjanid of Indo-West Pacific outer slopes and drop-offs. Juveniles are strongly black-and-white barred, while adults become mostly dark gray to black with a paler belly and are often seen around steep reef edges and ledges.
Black-axil Chromis
Chromis atripectoralis
Black-axil Chromis is a small reef-dwelling damselfish found on tropical coral reefs, typically associated with outer reef slopes and lagoons. It forms loose aggregations above branching corals and feeds mainly on plankton in the water column.
Black-faced Blenny
Tripterygion delaisi
A small Mediterranean triplefin with a dark face mask and bright body coloration in shallow rocky reefs. Males are strongly territorial and court females over algae-covered stones and vertical surfaces.
Black-nosed Butterflyfish
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
The Black-nosed Butterflyfish is a reef-associated butterflyfish with a distinctive dark snout and a pale body marked by fine yellow lines. It is primarily a coral-reef dweller in the eastern Pacific, feeding on small invertebrates picked from the reef.