Red porgy
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Sparidae
Genus:	Pagrus
Species:	P. pagrus
Binomial name
Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), or common seabream, is a species of fish in the family Sparidae. Although found in a wide variety of locations that range from Europe to the Caribbean, its status is considered endangered. Also known along the Gulf Coast as White Snapper, even though it is not a true Snapper^[1].

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[edit] Source

• Huntsman, G. 1996. Pagrus pagrus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.gulfshoresfishing.com/White-Snapper-Porgie-Fishing.htm

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