Common pandora

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 fish to eat.

Distribution

The common pandora has a wide range along the eastern shores of the Atlantic Ocean, from the coast of West Africa from Guinea Bissau north to the Strait of Gibraltar including Cape Verde, Madeira and the Canary Islands, throughout the Mediterranean Sea and into the western Black Sea and extends northward in the North Sea as far as Norway. In terms of genetic diversity, there appears to be a high level of connectivity from the Atlantic through the Mediterranean. This demersal fish occurs at depths down to 300 m (980 ft), although it is typically found no deeper than 100 m (330 ft), over sand, mud, rock and gravel substrates. Young fish are found farther inshore than the adults.