Red porgy: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red porgy lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pagrus pagrus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Spariformes
Family	Sparidae

Where does the red porgy live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red porgy in 12 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the red porgy endangered?

The red porgy’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red porgy?

The red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Spariformes and the family Sparidae, genus Pagrus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red porgy

The red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), also known as the common seabream or Couch's bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in shallow waters on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, being present on the western coast of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea as well as the eastern coasts of North and South America and the Caribbean Sea. It feeds on or near the seabed and most individuals start life as females and later change sex to males.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red porgy (revision 1365338360), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q946838 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).