Overview
Family : Porgies ; Found in shallow coastal waters , especially in clear water over rocky and coral bottoms ; the young may form aggregations. Feeds on algae, mollusks and crabs.
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Roundspot Porgy, Sargo, Silver Porgy, Spottail Pinfish
Common Names in French:
Sar Argenté
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
尾斑銀重牙鯛, 尾斑银重牙鲷
Description
Physical Description
Species Diplodus argenteus caudimacula
Males are commonly 22 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 30 cm (Total Length).
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Diplodus argenteus (non Valenciennes • Diplodus caudimacula (Poey • Sargus caudimacula Poey
Similar Species
Members of the genus Diplodus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:
D. annularis (South American Silver Porgy) · D. argenteus (Silver Porgy) · D. argenteus argenteus (Porgy) · D. argenteus caudimacula (Roundspot Porgy) · D. bellottii (Senegal Seabream) · D. bermudensis (Sargo Preto) · D. capensis (Blacktail) · D. caudimacula (Silver Porgy) · D. cervinus (Zebra Seabream) · D. cervinus cervinus (Zebra Seabream) · D. cervinus hottentotus (Zebra) · D. cervinus omanensis (Oman Porgy) · D. fasciatus (Banded Seabream) · D. holbrooki (Spottail Seabream) · D. holbrookii (Spottail Seabream) · D. hottentotus (Zebra Seabream) · D. kotschyi (One Spot Seabream) · D. noct (Arabian Pinfish) · D. prayensis (Two-Banded Sea-Perch) · D. puntazzo (Cape White Seabream) · D. sargus (White Seabream) · D. sargus ascensionis (White Sea-Bream) · D. sargus cadenati (Moroccan White Seabream) · D. sargus capensis (Blacktail) · D. sargus helenae (Old Wife) · D. sargus kotschyi (One Spot Seabream) · D. sargus lineatus (White Seabream) · D. sargus sargus (Blacktail) · D. vulgaris (Blacktail Bream)
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Further Reading
- Cervigón, F. and W. Fischer (1979). INFOPESCA. Catálogo de especies marinas de interes economico actual o potencial para América Latina. Parte 1. Atlántico centro y suroccidental. FAO/UNDP, SIC/79/1. 372 p. FAO, Rome.
- Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez (1992). Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales ma
- Claro, R. (1994). Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo.
- Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R. (1978). Sparidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). FAO, Rome. Vol. 5. pag.var.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2491703
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-23476
- Fishbase Species ID: 1230
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13598151
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 647996
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 109349
