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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Pachymetopon

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3 species (see list below)
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)

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Pachymetopon aeneum
[Blue hottentot]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes, 1830)

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Pachymetopon blochii
[Hottentot seabream]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Pachymetopon grande Günther, 1859

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Pachymetopon grande
[Bronze seabream]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pachymetopon aeneum Blue hottentot Western Indian Ocean 55 TL 1908
Pachymetopon blochii Hottentot seabream Southeast Atlantic 46 TL 1830
Pachymetopon grande Bronze seabream Western Indian Ocean 65 TL 1859



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