Red porgy

Red porgy
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]

See also

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References

  1. http://www.gulfshoresfishing.com/White-Snapper-Porgie-Fishing.htm
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