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title: "Oblada melanura"
description: "Oblada melanurus — Pesci. The saddled seabream (Oblada melanura), also called the saddle bream or oblade, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/saddled-seabream
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Oblada melanura

> Oblada melanurus — Pesci. The saddled seabream (Oblada melanura), also called the saddle bream or oblade, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to  the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies.

- Scientific name: *Oblada melanurus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 6606
- Wikidata: [Q1771633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771633)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118662](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118662)

## Names

- en: Saddled Seabream
- de: Brandbrasse
- es: Oblada
- fr: Oblade
- it: Oblada melanura
- nl: Oblada
- pt: Oblada melanura
- pl: Oblada

## Countries with the most observations

GR (1597), ES (1573), FR (966), IT (862), HR (834), TR (136), PT (90), MT (47), ME (45), IL (44), CY (38), MC (15)

## Summary

The saddled seabream (Oblada melanura), also called the saddle bream or oblade, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to  the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Oblada. This species is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is an important food fish within its range.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddled_seabream

## Photo

![Oblada melanura](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/saddled-seabream/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54966669

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/saddled-seabream?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).