Subfamily Serraninae Higher classification Serranus | Genus SerranusCuvier, 1816 Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Serranus, Painted comber, Serranidae, Serranus hepatus, Mediterranean rainbow wrasse | ||
Comber (/ˈkɒmbər/) (Serranus cabrilla), is a species of fish in the family Serranidae.
It lives in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Atlantic coast from the British Isles to the Cape of Good Hope, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. The habitat are rocky or sandy sounding-deeps at depths of 0–200 metres (0–656 ft). Size can vary from 5–25 centimetres (2.0–9.8 in) in normal individual to up to 40 cm (16 in).
The comber feeds on other fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.
References
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