Bony fish · Perciformes · Sparidae
Pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk. See full glossary
The pandora is a perciform fish of the sea bream family, very common in the Mediterranean. It is known in Spanish as breca, and a less used synonym is pagel.
Weight
up to 3.2 kg
Size
up to 60 cm
Lifespan
21 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Fun facts
- Spawning is concentrated between March and July, and the mature adults gather at mid-shelf, between 60 and 80 m, along the edge of the algal and seagrass meadows.
Life cycle & biology
- Skeleton type
- Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bony fish)
- Habitat & environment
- Sand, mud and vegetated shelf bottoms of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, mostly between 20 and 100 m; the juveniles concentrate in shallow meadows
- Sexual maturity
- Length at first maturity 14.2 cm (range 13-16 cm)
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagellus_erythrinus
Where to find it
See its range on the interactive mapWhere to watch it
Parques y spots de buceo donde se ha documentado esta especie — se muestran 20 de 111 documentados.
Related species
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Pandora — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
White Seabream
Diplodus sargus
Least ConcernGilthead
Sparus aurata
Dentex
Dentex dentex
Saupe
Sarpa salpa
Common Two-banded Seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
Moray Eel
Muraena helena
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