(Dicentrarchus labrax)
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Distribution
European Bass will be found all over the North Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean to the tips of Africa and the colder regions of the Baltic Sea.
Depth Range: 0-100m
Mature Size & Growth Rate
Approx 7 Years to maturity
200,000 eggs per kg of weight
Values below represent first maturity and not full maturity.
| Location | Male Mature Size (cm) | Female Mature Size (cm) |
| England & Wales | 32-36 | >42 |
| English Channel | 31-41 | 36-46 |
| Gulf of Biscay | 32-37 | 42 |
| Suggested Average | 35 | 41 |
Life Span, Length & Weight
Max age: 30 years
Max length 103cm
Max weight 14kg
| Length (cm) | Weight (KG) | Weight (lb) |
| 30 | 0.22 | 0.48 |
| 35 | 0.36 | 0.79 |
| 40 | 0.54 | 1.19 |
| 45 | 0.78 | 1.73 |
| 50 | 1.09 | 2.41 |
| 55 | 1.47 | 3.25 |
| 60 | 1.94 | 4.27 |
| 65 | 2.49 | 5.49 |
| 70 | 3.15 | 6.94 |
| 75 | 3.91 | 8.61 |
| 80 | 4.79 | 10.55 |
| 85 | 5.79 | 12.77 |
| 90 | 6.93 | 15.28 |
| 95 | 8.21 | 18.11 |
| 100 | 9.65 | 21.28 |
| 110 | 13.02 | 28.71 |
Common Names:
| Names | Country | Language |
| Bafa (femra), Lapri (levrek i vogël), Lavraku, Levreku | Albania | Albanian |
| Gonfar, Kaross, Karous, Karous oroubi, Liobarro, Loup | Algeria | Arabic |
| Labrak, Lavrak | Bulgaria | Bulgarian |
| 狼鱸, 狼鲈, 舌齒鱸, 舌齿鲈 | China | Mandarin Chinese |
| Agač, Brancin, Levrek, Lubin, Smudut, Smuđut | Croatia | Croatian |
| Almindelig Bars, Bars, Havbars | Denmark | Danish |
| Harilik huntahven | Estonia | Estonian |
| Palestine | Arabic | |
| Meribassi | Finland | Finnish |
| Livazzu, Ragnola | France | Corsican |
| Bar, Bar commun, Bar européen, Bar franc, Bog, Brigue, Drelique, Gutgareo, Loubas negre, Loubine, Loup, Loup de mer, Loupassou, Lubin, Luvassu, Pigne | France | French |
| Gemeiner Seebarsch, Gemeiner Wolfsbarsch, Meerbarsch, Salmbarsch, Seebarsch, Seewolf, Wolfsbarsch | Germany | German |
| Lavraki, Lavráki, Λαυράκι, Λαυρακόπουλο | Greece | Greek |
| Vartari | Iceland | Icelandic |
| Bass | Ireland | English |
| An bhas, Doingean | Ireland | Gaelic, Irish |
| Lavraq, Lavraz, Nakod, לברק חלק | Israel | Hebrew |
| Brancin, Branzin, Branzino, Branzinu, Loasso, Luasi, Luassu, Lupu, Perchia, Persicospigola, Pesce lupo, Ragnetta, Ragno, Ragnoi, Serra, Spain, Spaine, Sperittu, Spigola, Spina, Spinola, Spinole, Spinotta, Spinula, Variolo, Vocca janca | Italy | Italian |
| Baicolo | Italy | Italian (Venetian) |
| Hata | Japan | Japanese |
| Birrâq, Ghimbâr | Lebanon | Arabic |
| Garous, ﺹﻭﺭﺎﻗ | Libya | Arabic |
| Bass, Lupu, Spigola, Spina, Spnotta | Malta | English |
| Smudut | Montenegro | Serbian |
| Zeebaars | Netherlands | Dutch |
| Havabbor | Norway | Norwegian |
| Labraks | Poland | Polish |
| Chalico, Robalo, Robalo-legítimo | Portugal | Portuguese |
| Lavrac, Lup de mare, Lup-de-mare | Romania | Rumanian |
| Common bass | Russia | English |
| Lavrak, окунь морской | Russia | Russian |
| Kanjci, Kirnje, Lubin, Smudut | Serbia | Serbian |
| Brancin, Luben | Slovenia | Slovene |
| Llobaro, Llobarro, Llobina, Llop | Spain | Catalan |
| European seabass | Spain | English |
| Baieta, Baila, Cherne, Llop, Llubina, Lubaro, Lubina, Lubina, Mero, Pintat, Robaliza, Robalo | Spain | Spanish |
| Havsabborre | Sweden | Swedish |
| Karus | Tunisia | Arabic |
| European seabass | Turkey | English |
| Çizgili mercan, Levrek, Levrek balığı | Turkey | Turkish |
| Bass, Capemouth, Common bass, European seabass, King of the mullets, Sea bass, Sea dace, Sea perch, White mullet, White salmon | UK | English |
| Lavraki | Ukraine | Russian |
| Лаврак, Лаврак європейський, Окунь морський європейський, Сібас | Ukraine | Ukrainian |
| Draenogyn môr | Welsh | Welsh |
World Records
| Date | Record | Body | Name | Weight (kg) | Method | Location |
| 24/09/2020 | European Record | ESRA | Massimo Cecchetti | 10.9 | Mens Speargun | Italy |
| 1970 | British Record | BSA | C House | 8.703 | Mens Speargun | U.K. |
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