Article Nº 0489 Fish Vol. I · p. 267
Besugos (Pagellus acarne)
The axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne), a fish of the sea bream family common in Madeiran waters, fished from the shore down to about 200 fathoms. It lives in large shoals and its young grow in rock pools by the sea.
A fish of the family Sparidae, common in Madeiran waters, where it is fished from the shore down to about 200 braças (fathoms). It lives in large shoals and its young grow up in rock pools by the sea. Its flavour is reminiscent of shellfish.
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