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Bony fish

Sharpsnout Seabream

Diplodus puntazzo

Also known as: Coral Bream, Seabream, Sheepshead Bream, Sheepshead Sea Bream

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@Swediver93 · Kefalonia, Greece · August 20151 / 8
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Overview

Found singly or in small schools, over rock and sandy bottoms in coastal surf zones.
Juveniles found in lagoons and rock pools.

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

Fins & Tail
tail spot

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea
  • Exact location · 5
  • Country only · 3
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Found singly or in small schools, over rock and sandy bottoms in coastal surf zones.

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Adult photos 8

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familySparidae
    6. genusDiplodus
    7. speciesDiplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)

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    More in the family

    Porgies (Sparidae)