Shi drum
Alternative names: Verrugato, Umbrina cirrosa, Gurbell, Sea crow, Bearded umbrine, Corb
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The shi drum lives in the inshore waters with both rock and sandy sea beds in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, at depths of maximum 100 meters.
Its body is moderately elongated and laterally compressed, while its small mouth has williform teeth.
Its colour ranges from greyish-silver to brownish and it has a metallic sheen, as well as longitudinal darker lines on the dorsal regions.
The shi drum reaches an average length of 40 centimeters, although it can grow to 73 centimeters.