Common Pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Also known as: King-of-the-Breams, Pandora, Red pandora, Sea Bream, Spanish Seabream
- King-of-the-Breams
- Pandora
- Red pandora
- Sea Bream
- Spanish Seabream
Overview
Found over shallow, gravel, mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of inshore waters during the summer, moving to deeper waters during the winter.
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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black barsspeckled
- Behaviour
- bottom dwelling
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 2
Found over shallow, gravel, mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of inshore waters during the summer, moving to deeper waters during the winter.
Adult photos 3
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