Salema porgy

Description:

Males are typically 15 to 30 cm in length, while females are usually 31 to 45 cm. The maximum size is 51 cm. The fish, and especially its viscera, have been assessed as potentially unsafe by a study conducted on Mediterranean specimens. It is believed that the fish ingests a particular algae or phytoplankton which renders it hallucinogenic.

Habitat:

It is found in the East Atlantic, as well as the Mediterranean, where it ranges from the Bay of Biscay to South Africa.

Notes:

Known also as the dreamfish, salema, salema porgy, cow bream or goldline.