Pagellus Temporal range: [1]
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Pagellus bogaraveo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Sparidae |
Genus: | Pagellus Valenciennes, 1830 |
Type species | |
Sparus erythrinus | |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Pagellus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. These fishes are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the western Indian Ocean.