#2111 · 🐟 fish
European Seabass
🇳🇱 Zeebaars ·Dicentrarchus labrax
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- 1. © Sylvain Le Bris · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 3. © Xaime Beiro · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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- 6. © Jean Roger · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 7. © Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
- 8. © Emanuele Santarelli · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- 10. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
what is it?
The European bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) is a primarily ocean-going fish native to the waters off Europe's western and southern and Africa's northern coasts, though it can also be found in shallow coastal waters and river mouths during the summer months. It is one of only six species in its family, Moronidae, collectively called the temperate basses.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 29 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #40 most seen of the fish in NL.
- 3,565 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- European Seabass
- Nederlands
- Zeebaars
- scientific name
- Dicentrarchus labrax
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Acanthuriformes
- family
- Moronidae
- IUCN Red List
- NT · near threatened
- sightings in NL
- 29
- sightings in Europe
- 2,700
- sightings worldwide
- 3,565
- GBIF records in NL
- 14,221
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: gevoelig. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Moronidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 99269, Wikidata Q217129, GBIF 2394622, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.