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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pagellus: Diminutive of Latin, pager, derived from Greek, pagros = a fish, Dentex sp. (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Risso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica ? - 500 m (Ref. 4781), usually 40 - 100 m (Ref. 35388). Subtropical; 58°N - 12°N, 26°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: Bay of Biscay to Senegal, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde; rare in the British Isles but recorded occasionally off Denmark. Azores (Ref. 44330).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 15.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4781); common length : 25.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4781)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 12 - 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 12; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 10. Body tall without stripes but with a black spot at the pectoral fin base (Ref. 35388).
Adults inhabit various types of bottoms, especially seagrass beds and sand down to 500 m depth, but more common between 40 and 100 m. The young are found nearer to the shore. Omnivorous, but prefer worms, mollusks and small crustaceans (Ref. 3688). Important food fish.
Most individuals are first males, then become females at a size of about 24 to 30 cm (Ref. 2715) or 17 to 29 cm TL; 2 to 7 years (eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea) (Ref. 4781). Also Ref. 28504.
Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau, 1990. Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
Strumenti
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