Description

Also known as Brim, Caribbean Sea Bream, Sea Bream, Tropical Sheephead.

Found over mud, vegetated sandy bottoms, and in mangrove channels sometimes close to coral reefs.
They feed on benthic invertebrates and plants.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 1-40m
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/1219