Fish of the Pagrus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Bluespotted seabream. Foto by © Shibl Dammous. fishbase.org)
Bluespotted seabream (Pagrus caeruleostictus) was first described in 1830 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794 – 1865).
It inhabits the depths of up to 200 meters. It prefers to swim close to the rocky and pebble bottom. The maximum recorded length is 90 cm, specimens up to 50 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 11.6 kg. It feeds on bivalve mollusks, crustaceans and, less often, fish.
(Bluespotted seabream. Foto © pescanetwork.it)
It is a rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, which is found only in its southern part.
Names of bluespotted seabream (Pagrus caeruleostictus) in other languages as follows:
Pagri pikablu (Albanian), Петниста морска каракуда (Petnista morska Karakuda) (Bulgarian), Goud brasem (Dutch), Στικτοφαγκρί (Stiktofangri) (Greek), Shefarnun mazui (Hebrew), Hurta (Spanish), Pagro reale maschio (Italian), Blaufleckenbrasse (German), Pagrus błękitnoplamy (Polish), Pargo-zapata (Portuguese), Pagar barjaktar (Serbian, Croatian), Modropikasti pagar (Slovenian), Tarança balığı (Turkish), Pagre à points bleus (French).