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Red Pandora

Pagellus bellottii

Classification

Family
Sparidae

Pagellus bellottii, the red pandora, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the sea breams and porgies. This species is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Taxonomy Pagellus bellottii was first formally described in 1882 by the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner with its type localities given as the Arglim Bank in the Canary Islands and Gorée in Senegal.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Portugal · 4