Saucereye porgy
📖 Overview
Adults are frequently found in coral areas, while the young prefer vegetated (e.g. Thalassia), sandy bottoms. Feeds mainly on mollusks, worms, brittle stars, hermit crabs, crabs and sea urchins. Easily approached . Marketed fresh and frozen .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
The cheek area is usually blue with yellow spots; the blue markings on the scales are more linear; no horizontal blue band above the gill opening, but a dark bluish smudge may often seen behind the upper end of the opening .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Saucereye porgy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Saucereye porgy is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Saucereye porgy is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 75 m. Subtropical; 37°N - 33°S, 82°W - 34°W North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
mollusks, worms, brittle stars, hermit crabs, crabs and sea urchins
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Goat's Head Porgy · Pogri Grunt · Porgy · Saucereye porgy · Saucereye progy · Sugareye Porgy · Sugereye Porgy · whitebone porgy |
| 🌍CES | pražman velkooký |
| 🇫🇷French | Daubenet loto · Gros Yeux · Sarde à plume |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Kalamus Plamisty · Kalamus Żółtołebek |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Pargo-de-testa-dourada · Peixe-pena · Pena |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Кубинский морской карась |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Cachicachi · Cachicato · Cachipluma · Mojarra Blanca · pez de pluma · Pluma · Pluma Calamo · sargo puerco |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 蘆鯛 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagellus calamus | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 12 records indexed .
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