Umbrina cirrosa

Umbrina cirrosa, the shi drum, is a marine fish of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, also called gurbell, sea crow, bearded umbrine and corb. It has a moderately elongated, laterally compressed greyish-silver to brownish body with dark longitudinal lines, a small inferior mouth and a short rigid barbel on the chin, and reaches a recorded maximum of 73 cm. It lives close to the bottom in inshore waters over rock and sand, juveniles using estuaries, and eats mostly benthic invertebrates along with small fish and cuttlefish. Males produce pulses of sound to attract females and spawning peaks in June. It is landed commercially, mainly in Turkey and Italy, where catches have fallen steeply, and it is now farmed in aquaculture and pursued by anglers and spear fishers.