fanfre noir

Scientific name Grammonus ater
Descriptor Risso
Year of description 1810
IUCN category LC
Family Bythitidae
Genus Grammonus
Grammonus ater Grammonus ater

Introduction

Grammonus ater, commonly known as fanfre noir, is a salt water fish from the Mediterranean Sea.

Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    12 cm
  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    12 cm

How to recognize the fanfre noir ?

The fanfre noir measures between 10 and 12 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly noir body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    carnivorous
  • Sociability
    solitary
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    nocturnal

The fanfre noir is a fish solitary naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous . This fish lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.

Although the fanfre noir is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovovivipare

The fanfre noir is a fish ovovivipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    17 - 21 °C
  • Depth
    5 - 30 m

Biotope presentation

The fanfre noir is most often found at a depth between 5m and 30m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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