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Missolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoons
The Missolonghi-Aitoliko lagoons complex is located in the north part of the Gulf of Patras in the central west coast of Greece. It is one of the most important Mediterranean lagoons. It is a shallow area of 150 km2, extended between the Acheloos and Evinos rivers. It is protected by the Ramsar Convention and it is also included in the Natura 2000 network. The largest portion is the Kentriki Limnothalassa ("central lagoon") a shallow sea separated from the Gulf of Patras and the Ionian Sea by a chain of sand islands and is characterized as open type lagoon. To the north, the Aitoliko lagoon is connected to the central lagoon by a narrow “neck” and resembles a deep lake (depth 28 m) rather than a lagoon. The Anatoliki Klisova, Dytiki Klisova, as well as the western lagoons of the complex, namely Tholi and Palaiopotamos, are some shallow areas characterized as closed type lagoons. These communicate with the sea along channels and receives fresh water from the drainage pump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania ( el, Αιτωλοακαρνανία, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic region of Central Greece and the administrative region of West Greece. A combination of the historical regions of Aetolia and Acarnania, it is the country's largest regional unit. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest city and economic centre at Agrinio. The area is now connected with the Peloponnese peninsula via the Rio-Antirio Bridge. The surrounding regional units take in Arta in Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly, Evrytania to the northeast, and Phocis to the east. Geography Mountains dominate the north, northeast, west and southeast, especially the Acarnanian Mountains. The longest and main river is the Acheloos, which ends as a delta in wetlands to the southwest on a rich fertile valley. The second longest is Evinos; others include the Ermitsa, the Inachos, and the Morn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hand Net
A hand net, also called a scoop net, is a fishing net or meshed basket held open on a rigid hoop, which may or may not be mounted to the end of a handle. A hand net with a long handle is often called a dip net. When it is used by an angler to help fetch out ("land") a hooked fish, it is called a landing net.Fishing Tools - Landing Nets Hand nets have been used since antiquity for catching fish near the surface of the water, especially feisty, powerful ones such as or . Because hand-netting is not physically destructive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karasumi
Karasumi is a food product made by salting mullet roe pouch and drying it in sunlight. A theory suggests that it got its name from its resemblance to the blocks of ''sumi'' (inkstick) imported from China (''Kara'') for use in Japanese calligraphy. Karasumi is a high priced delicacy and it is eaten while drinking sake. It is a softer analog of Mediterranean Bottarga. It is a speciality of Nagasaki and along with salt-pickled sea urchin roe and Konowata one of the "three ''chinmi'' of Japan". The town of Donggang in Taiwan specializes in the delicacy. Mullet fishing in Taiwan can be traced back to when the island was under Dutch colonial rule. See also * Bottarga * Eoran ''Eoran'' () is fish roe such as mullet (fish), mullet- or Sciaenidae, croaker-roe that are soy sauce-marinated while still in the Fish_reproduction#Ovaries, ovary and semi-dried in the sun. It is considered delicacy in Korean cuisine. Pictures ... * List of delicacies References {{Japanese food an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullus Barbatus
''Mullus barbatus'' (red mullet) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea and the eastern North Atlantic Ocean, where its range extends from Scandinavia to Senegal. They are fished, mostly by trawling, with the flesh being well regarded. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed their conservation status as being of "least concern". Taxonomy This fish was first described in 1758 as ''Mullus barbatus'' by the Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae. FishBase currently recognizes two subspecies, though the validity of ''M. b. ponticus'' is uncertain: * ''M. b. barbatus'' (red mullet) Linnaeus, 1758 (found throughout most of its range) * ''M. b. ponticus'' (blunt-snouted mullet) Essipov, 1927 (found in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov) Description The red mullet can grow to a standard length of , but a more common length is about half that. The body is somewhat laterally compressed. The snout is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullidae
The goatfishes are perciform fish of the family Mullidae. The family is also sometimes referred to as the red mullets, which also refers more narrowly to the genus ''Mullus''. The family name and the English common name mullet derived from Latin ''mullus'', the red mullet; other than the red mullet and the striped red mullet or surmullet, the English word "mullet" generally refers to a different family of fish, the Mugilidae or gray mullets.''Oxford English Dictionary''''s.v.'' 'mullet'/ref> Description Goatfish are characterized by two chin barbels (or goatee), which contain chemosensory organs and are used to probe the sand or holes in the reef for food. Their bodies are deep and elongated, with forked tails and widely separated dorsal fins. The first dorsal fin has 6-8 spines; the second dorsal has one spine and 8-9 soft rays, shorter than anal fin. Spines in anal fin 1 or 2, with 5-8 soft rays. They have 24 vertebrae. Many goatfish are brightly colored. The largest specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplodus Annularis
The annular sea bream (''Diplodus annularis'') is a species of seabream belonging to the family Sparidae. Description ''Diplodus annularis'' can reach a length of about , but usually it is approximately 13 cm long. Body is generally grey-silver, with a dark spot on caudal peduncle. Distribution and habitat This species is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Black Azov Seas and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Madeira, Canary Islands, also off the coast of Portugal, north to the Bay of Biscay. It inhabits rocky, sandy bottoms and seagrass beds. On sandy bottoms, it can be often found following species that dig the sand and trying to steal their food. Fishing It is often caught in various nets, fish traps and light longlines. Locally, it is very important catch for artisanal fishermen and can be often found fresh in local fish markets. In sport fishing, it is often caught from shore or from boat on rod and real or handline and in shallow waters often on rigs with flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparus Aurata
The gilt-head (sea) bream (''Sparus aurata''), known as Orata in antiquity and still today in Italy and Tunisia (known as "Dorada" in Spain, "Dourada" in Portugal and "Dorade Royale" in France), is a fish of the bream family Sparidae found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coastal regions of the North Atlantic Ocean. It commonly reaches about in length, but may reach and weigh up to about . The gilt-head bream is generally considered the best tasting of the breams. It is the single species of the genus ''Sparus'' – the Latin name for this fish – which has given the whole family of Sparidae its name. Its specific name, ''aurata'', derives from the gold bar marking between its eyes. The genome of the species was released in 2018, where the authors detected fast evolution of ovary-biased genes likely resulting from the peculiar reproduction mode of the species. Biology It is typically found at depths of , but may occur up to , seen singly or in small groups near se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparidae
The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by a broad space from the eye, a single dorsal fin with strong spines and soft rays, a short anal fin, long pointed pectoral fins and rather large firmly attached scales. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters and are bottom-dwelling carnivores. There are hermaphrodites in the Sparidae. Protogyny and protandry appear sporadically through this lineage of fish. Simultaneous hermaphrodites and bi-directional hermaphrodites do not appear as much since Sparidae are found in shallower waters. Species of fish that express a hermaphroditic condition usually "lack a genetic hardwire", therefore ecological factors play a role in sex determination. Most species possess grinding, molar-like teeth. Eating the head is known to cause hallu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugil Cephalus
The flathead grey mullet (''Mugil cephalus'') is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically . It is known with numerous English names, including the flathead mullet, striped mullet (US, American Fisheries Society name), black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet and mullet, among others. The flathead grey mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. It usually schools over sand or mud bottoms, feeding on zooplankton. The adult fish normally feed on algae in fresh water. The species is euryhaline, meaning that the fish can acclimate to different levels of salinity.Minckley, W.L. 1973. Fishes of Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix. pp. 257-258. Description The back of the fish is olive-green, sides are silvery and shade to white towards the belly. The fish may have six to seven distinctive latera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Ramada
The thinlip mullet (''Chelon ramada'') is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in shallow European waters and is a migratory species. Description The thin lip mullet has an elongate body compressed laterally. The head is short and flattened and the mouth is broad with a narrow upper lip and no tubercles. There are two dorsal fins. It is steely blue above and paler beneath. The scales are large and there is no externally visible lateral line. Its maximum length is around 70 cm, with the common specimen being around 35 cm. The largest specimens recorded weighed over three kilograms. Spawning takes place at sea, near the coast between September and February. Distribution The thinlip mullet is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Cape Verde and Senegal north to the Baltic Sea. It is also found in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azov Sea. It is a pelagic species, usually occurring inshore, entering lagoons and estuaries, and rivers. It feeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Aurata
The golden grey mullet (''Chelon aurata'') is a fish in the family Mugilidae. Description It has hydrodynamic, very elegant elongated, more or less cylindrical body, with strong tail-fin. It has dark gray back that transit into silver white toward the belly with several grey horizontal stripes. Golden spot is present in gill covers. Its maximum length is around and weight around , but commonly it is much smaller fish with average specimen having in length. Reproduction takes place in the sea, from July to November. Habitat It is present in Eastern Atlantic from Scotland to Cape Verde, in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and in coastal waters from southern Norway and Sweden (but not Baltic) to Morocco. It is rare off coasts of Mauritania. It has been introduced into the Caspian Sea. Golden grey mullet is a neritic species, usually inshore, entering lagoons, ports and estuaries, but rarely moves into freshwater. It feeds on small benthic organisms, detritus and occasionally in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
