Red porgy  (Pagrus pagrus)

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Glossary

Carnivorous: Flesh-eating.
Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Spawning: The production or depositing of large quantities of eggs in water.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Jennings, G. (1996) European Sea Fishes. Gibraltar to Norway. Calypso Publications, London.
  3. Daniel, L. (2007) North Carolina Coastal Recreation Angler's Guide. Division of Marine Fisheries, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Morehead City, North Carolina.
  4. Pajuelo, J.G. and Lorenzo, J.M. (1996) Life history of the red porgy Pagrus pagrus (Teleostei: Sparidae) off the Canary Islands, central east Atlantic. Fisheries Research, 28: 163 - 177.
  5. Afonso, P., Tempera, F. and Menezes, G. (2008) Population structure and habitat preferences of the red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) in the Azores, central north Atlantic. Fisheries Research, 93 (3): 338 - 345.
  6. Labropoulou, M., Machias, A. and Tsimenides, N. (1999) Habitat selection and diet of juvenile red porgy, Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758). Fishery Bulletin, 97 (3): 495 - 507.
  7. Southeast Fisheries Science Center. (2006) Stock Assessment of Red Porgy off the Southeastern United States. Report of Assessment Workshop, Beaufort, North Carolina.
  8. Kokokiris, L., Bruslé, S., Kentouri, M. and Fostier, A. (1999) Sexual maturity and hermaphroditism of the red porgy Pagrus pagrus (Teleostei: Sparidae). Marine Biology, 134 (4): 621 - 629.
  9. Southeast Fisheries Science Center. (2002) Stock Assessment of South Atlantic Red Porgy. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, South Carolina.
  10. Haimovici, M. (1998) Present state and perspectives for the southern Brazil shelf demersal fisheries. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 5: 277 - 289.
  11. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (September, 2008)
    http://www.safmc.net/FishIDandRegs/FishGallery/RedPorgy/tabid/315/Default.aspx