Common pandora

Common pandora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Pagellus
Species:
P. erythrinus
Binomial name
Pagellus erythrinus
Distribution of Pagellus erythrinus
Synonyms
  • Sparus erythrinus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pagellus erythrinus Valenciennes, 1830

The common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus), also known as king of the breams, pandora red pandora or Spanish seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is an esteemed food fish.