Goldlined seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan. It is mainly found over reef, rocky, estuary, mangrove, at depths of 0–60 m. The main season in Hong Kong, Taiwan runs spring, winter.
Scientific name: Rhabdosargus sarba · Water: Saltwater, Brackish · Season: Spring, Winter
Size: 15–60 cm
Weight: 0.3–4 kg
The goldlined seabream has a deeper, blunter body with yellowish pectoral, pelvic and anal fins and several yellow horizontal lines along the flank, and it is easily confused with the yellowfin seabream. It is abundant in shallow water along the surf line and around rock pools, and larger fish enter brackish mangrove creeks. In Hong Kong it is at its best from winter into spring, when it comes inshore to feed.
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