Mediterranean Sea Bass, Dicentrarchus Labrax. Synonyms: Loup de mer, Bar (Fr.), Robalo (Por.) ,Lubina (Sp.), Spigola, Branzino, or Bronzino (It.).
A very important fish for the Mediterranean aquaculture sector. The Sea Bas hatches at a size of close to 4mm and the hatched larvae can be manipulated under dark and cool conditions to start feeding directly on Artemia. As a result, hatcheries that produce only Sea Bass can reduce the size of the facility and eliminate the rotifer production section. Growth to 2g from hatching takes about 70 days. Transfer to sea cages is done once the fish are over 5g wet weight.
Sea Bass hatchery methods can also be applied to a number of other related species such as Barramundi (Asian sea bass) Lates calcarifer, Snook Centropomus sp. and Corvina Meagre sp., Argyrosomus sp.
