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Bony fish

Common Two-banded Seabream

Diplodus vulgaris

Also known as: Mojarra, Seabream, Twoband Bream

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@jpc · Praia da Luz, Algarve, Portugal · July 19991 / 9
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Overview

Found singly or in small schools, over rocks and sandy areas rich in algae growth.
Juveniles found in seagrass beds.

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.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea
  • Exact location · 3
  • Country only · 6
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Found singly or in small schools, over rocks and sandy areas rich in algae growth.

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Adult photos 9

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familySparidae
    6. genusDiplodus
    7. speciesDiplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

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    More in the family

    Porgies (Sparidae)