Sealife guideThe roman seabreamChrysoblephus laticeps
Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Roman seabream
French namesSpare à selle blanche
Spanish namesSargo montura blanca
Scientific nameChrysoblephus laticeps (Valenciennes, 1830)
FamilySparidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Geographic range
The roman seabream is found in the waters of the southeast Atlantic ocean, ranging from northern Namibia to northern Natal in South Africa.

The roman seabream (Chrysoblephus laticeps) © Madelein Wolfaardt | Dreamstime.com
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