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Pagellus erythrinus

Pagellus erythrinus (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Sparidae
Genus: Pagellus
Species: P. erythrinus

Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Λιθρίνι
English: Pandora
Español: Breca
Hrvatski: Arbun
Italiano: Pagello, Fragolino
Русский: Пагель, Красный пагр

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Pagellus erythrinus, or the common pandora, is a fish of the Sparidae family (sea bream). It is a popular food fish in Mediterranean countries, with delicate white flesh.

It has a slim, oval fusiform body, with a smallish mouth and scales covering its face. The eyes are smaller than those of Pagellus bogaraveo and Pagellus acarne. It is silver in colour with a pink tinge, particularly on its back. A typical specimen measures 10-30cm, but it can reach as much as 50cm in length.

The common pandora is a hermaphrodite, spending the first two years of its life as a female, and the third year as a male. It is omnivorous, but mainly feeds on smaller fish and benthic invertebrates.

Distribution

The Atlantic Ocean, from Scandinavia to Cape Verde. Also the Mediterranean and the North Sea.

References

* "Pagellus erythrinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=169215. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Pagellus erythrinus" in FishBase. March 2007 version.

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