red porgy
| Scientific name | Pagrus pagrus |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Linnaeus |
| Year of description | 1758 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Sparidae |
| Genus | Pagrus |
Introduction
Pagrus pagrus, commonly known as red porgy, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size35 cm
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Maximum size91 cm
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ShapeRectangular
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Average size35 cm
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Maximum size91 cm
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ShapeRectangular
How to recognize the red porgy ?
The red porgy measures between 35 and 91 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly argent and rose body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The red porgy is a fish solitary naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovovivipare
The red porgy is a fish ovovivipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature12 - 25 °C
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Depth10 - 250 m
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EnvironmentActive pelagic
Biotope presentation
The red porgy is most often found at a depth between 10m and 250m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
Age and Growth of Red Porgy, Pagrus pagrus from the Island of Gökçeada, North Aegean Sea - Hakan Ayyıldız - Aytaç Altın - Bayram Kızılkaya - Istanbul UNIVERSITY Press - 2002.
Extension of the distributional range of the silver porgy, Diplodus argenteus (Valenciennes 1830), and the red porgy, Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus 1758) (Sparidae) in northern Patagonia, south-western Atlantic - D. E. Galva´n - L. A. Venerus - A. J. Irigoyen - A. M. Parma - A. E. Gosztonyi - J. Appl. Ichthyol. - 2005.
Morphological study of Pagrus pagrus, Pagellus bogaraveo, and Dentex dentex (Sparidae) in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea - Jorge Palma - Jose Pedro Andrade - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK - 2004.
Where to see this species?
Tags
#Sparidae
#Pagrus
#fonds sablonneux
#herbier
#Gulf of Mexico
#Caribbean Sea
#Mediterranean Sea
#Atlantic Ocean: North Coast of Brazil
#Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean
#Eastern Cold Atlantic Ocean
#Gough Island
#Saint Helena
#Cold temperate Northwest Atlantic Ocean
#Northwest warm temperate Atlantic Ocean
#Southwest warm temperate Atlantic Ocean
#Eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean
#Southwest Tropical Atlantic Ocean
#Corsica
#Canary Islands
#Sardinia
#Sicily
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