Red porgy
| Red porgy | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Pagrus |
| Species: | P. pagrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), or common seabream, is a species of fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in a wide variety of locations that range from Europe to the Caribbean. Also known along the Gulf Coast as White Snapper, even though it is not a true Snapper.[1]
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Source
- Huntsman, G. 1996. Pagrus pagrus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
References
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