Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)

General data
- Main name: Redbanded seabream
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Pagrus - Red porgies
- Family: Sparidae - Sea breams
- Order: Spariformes - Breams and porgies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga) is a fish of the bream family Sparidae, just like gilt-head bream, red porgy and dentex. Redbanded seabream are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Canary Islands, Portugal, and Madeira to Angola, and also the south western Mediterranean Sea near the Gibraltar Straits. Max length : 80 cm; common length : 30 cm; Max. published weight: 3 kg