What is the sea bass?
The name Sea Bass describes many different types of fish. They usually come from subtropical and tropical waters and many varieties are popular for use in cooking and eating. Some common varieties of this type of fish include black sea bass, Chilean sea bass, giant sea bass and potato cod. Many varieties of these fish are at risk or endangered due to excessive fishing.
Sea bass are fish in the family serranidae , in the order perciforms . These fish usually have small scales and a large mouth on an elongated body. They are carnivorous fish and can vary considerably from several inches to several feet.
Big sea bass, stereolepis Gigas is the largest type of sea bass and is known to reach 7 feet (2.1 meters) and more than £ 500 (about £ 227 kilograms). They come from the Eastern Pacific Ocean and live around cliffs and rocky areas at sea. Soon in their lives, they have orange coloring with black spots, two features that lose the fish as it grows. PositionThey happen to become a solid black or gray color with a white lower abdomen.
Another type of sea bass is potato cod or potato groups, epinepheius tukula . They come from the oceans around Australia, Japan and East Africa. Potato cod can be gray or brown with dark brown spots or can be completely black. These fish can be over 6 feet (1.8 meters) and weigh almost £ 500 (about 227 kilograms). It is known that divers feed the potato cod manually, although this activity is designed only to experienced divers, because these fish can be aggressive.
Some varieties of sea bass, including black sea bass, are protogynous hermaphrodite, which means they can change their sex. While all black sea bass is born as women, aged between two and five years will turn into a man. It's UNDERTAIN why this happens but some have suspiciousIt generates more men during the friction period.
One type of sea bass, which is seriously endangered, is Chilean bass, also known as dental fish. They are at high risk of excessive fishing because they grow slowly and reproduce late in their lives. The population has suffered serious excessive fishing. Although some Chilean sea bass on the market is sustainably harvested, most are not and consumers may want to explore the harvest method if they decide to consume this type of fish.