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Bony fish

Silver Porgy

Diplodus argenteus

Also known as: Mojarra, Seabream, South American Silver Porgy, White Bream

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@sleitch · Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands · March 20141 / 1
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Overview

Found singly or in small schools around rocky areas over surge zones of rocky coastlines.
Juveniles found over sandy shores and seagrass beds.
Widespread - Western Central 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.

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How to identify

Pattern
black spot

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found singly or in small schools around rocky areas over surge zones of rocky coastlines.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familySparidae
    6. genusDiplodus
    7. speciesDiplodus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1830)

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    More in the family

    Porgies (Sparidae)