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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pagellus: Diminutive of Latin, pager, derived from Greek, pagros = a fish, Dentex sp. (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Cristoforo Bellotti (1823–1919) was an Italian ichthyologist and palaeontologist, who was also very interested in the breeding of silkworms. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 100 - 250 m (Ref. 27000), usually 10 - 50 m (Ref. 5377). Subtropical; 37°N - 17°S, 19°W - 14°E
Eastern Atlantic: Strait of Gibraltar to Angola, including the southwestern Mediterranean (Ref. 3469) and the Canary Islands.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 12.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4781); common length : 25.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4781)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in schools over hard as well as sandy bottoms, especially in the upper 100 m. Omnivorous with a predominantly carnivorous diet (including crustaceans, cephalopods, small fish, amphioxus and worms). Protogynic hermaphrodite (Ref. 3688). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 127989.
Intermittent spawning occurs from the second year onwards between May and November according to the latitude, the stock moving toward the coast for this purpose.
Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau, 1990. Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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