Article Nº 3405 Fish Vol. III · p. 506
Sargo veado (Sargus cervinus)
The zebra seabream (Sargus cervinus), a sparid fish caught with various gear, called sargo breado by Câmara de Lobos fishermen.
A fish of the family Sparidae, which is taken with the net, the scoop net (peneiro), the line or the rod. It tastes of shellfish, because it feeds on molluscs, which it crushes with its strong teeth. The fishermen of Câmara de Lobos (‘seals’ den’) usually call it sargo breado.
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