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Pagellus bellottii, the red pandora, is a species of fish found off the coast of Africa and the Canary Islands, from the western Mediterranean southwards to Angola. A demersal feeder, they can generally be found at depths of 10 m to 50 m. Individuals can reach 42 cm, but average 25 cm. It is a protogynic hermaphrodite; individuals start out life as females, and some become male later on.

Pagellus bellottii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Sparidae
Genus:	Pagellus
Species:	P. bellottii
Binomial name
Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882
Synonyms
Dentex cuninghamii, Regan, 1905 Pagellus coupei Dieuzeide, 1960

It is commercially fished, with 10,031 t taken in 2008.[1] Most of the catch is made from 26° N southwards.

References

External links

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Pagellus bellottii" in FishBase. October 2010 version.
• "Pagellus bellottii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

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