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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Pagellus

(See list of species below)



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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Pagellus acarne (Risso, 1827)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Pagellus acarne
[Axillary seabream]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Pagellus affinis Boulenger, 1888

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Pagellus affinis
[Arabian pandora]

Photo by Dammous, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 42 cm SL
Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882

Photo by Dammous, S.
 
Pagellus bellottii
[Red pandora]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Pagellus bogaraveo
[Blackspot seabream]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Pagellus erythrinus
[Common pandora]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pagellus natalensis Steindachner, 1903

Photo by FAO
 
Pagellus natalensis
[Natal pandora]
6 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Pagellus
(Porgies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1827 Pagellus acarne Axillary seabream Eastern Atlantic and Medi 36 SL
1888 Pagellus affinis Arabian pandora Western Indian Ocean 37 TL
1882 Pagellus bellottii Red pandora Eastern Atlantic 42 SL
1768 Pagellus bogaraveo Blackspot seabream Eastern Atlantic 70 SL
1758 Pagellus erythrinus Common pandora Eastern Atlantic 60 SL
1903 Pagellus natalensis Natal pandora Western Indian Ocean 30 TL



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