Red porgy  (Pagrus pagrus)

Range

The red porgy occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea, from New York and Argentina in the west, to the British Isles and Senegal in the east (4).

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Habitat

While juvenile red porgys are generally found in shallow waters over soft bottoms (5), adults are typically found over more hard-bottomed areas in deeper waters (5) (6).