Description
Also known as Porgy Grunt.
Found singly or in schools, over mixed rock and sand bottoms of bays and reef flats.
They feed on benthic invertebrates.
Juveniles in very shallow waters.
Length - 60cm
Depth - 3-80m
Widespread Eastern Pacific
Porgies are found in tropical as well as cooler waters, and are bottom-dwelling carnivores. Most species possess grinding, molar-like teeth, for eating crustaceans. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/3573
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