red porgy

Pagrus pagrus

Female then changing to male

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), also known as the common seabream or Couch's bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in shallow waters on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, being present on the western coast of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea as well as the eastern coasts of North and South America and the Caribbean Sea. It feeds on or near the seabed and most individuals start life as females and later change sex to males.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Pagrus
Maximum length: 91 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Strait of Gibraltar to 15°N (rare southward 20°N), including Madeira and the Canary Islands; Mediterranean and northward to the British Isles. Western Atlantic: New York, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina (Ref. 7251 ), including the continental coast of the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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