Distribution of the gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 (Perciformes) in waters of Ukraine
Journal: Geo&Bio
Year: 2019

The gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758) is distributed in the East Atlantics from the British Isles to Senegal, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde being also common in the Mediterranean Basin. In the Black Sea, the species was first recorded in 1933 along the shore near Romania. Currently, the species occurs here in coastal waters of Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and Georgia. In waters of Ukraine, the gilthead seabream was first recorded in 1999 at the mouth of Balaklava Bay.