Description

Also known as Bream, Butterfish, Pin Perch, Red Porgie, Saltwater Bream, Sand Perch, Seabream, Sailors Choice.

Found singly or in large schools, in both brackish and freshwaters, over mangrove areas and rocky bottoms rich in vegetation.
They feed on crustaceans, fish, molluscs and worms.
Length - 40cm
Depth - 10-25m
Widespread Western Atlantic, Caribbean

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/3576