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Porgy is the common name in Australia for any fish which belongs to the family Sparidae. They are also called bream . Porgies live in shallow temperate marine waters and are bottom-dwelling carnivores.
Diplodus argenteus, the silver porgy, is an ocean-going species of sparid fish (seabream/porgies). It is also called the South American silver porgy [ 1 ] and the white bream in Uruguay , plus the silver seabream and the sargo , though the latter three names are also used for other fish species as well.
Calamus arctifrons, the grass porgy, is a fish species belonging to the family Sparidae, widely recognized for its association with reef environments and its distinct ecological and recreational importance.
The littlehead porgy (Calamus proridens) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. It is only found in the western portion of the tropical Atlantic Ocean , where they are often caught and used as food.
The jolthead porgy (Calamus bajonado) is an ocean-going species of fish in the family Sparidae. In Bermuda , it is known as the blue bone porgy , [ 2 ] in the United States, it is also known by the Spanish name bojanado , in Jamaica , it is one of the species known by the name, porgi grunt .
There is a species of fish that can cause hallucinations when eaten. Called the Salema porgy, the yellow-striped sea bream is informally known as the dreamfish for this reason.
The salema porgy (Sarpa salpa), also known as the dreamfish, salema, cow bream, karanteen, salpa, saupe, strepie or goldline, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Sarpa. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean ...
Acanthopagrus schlegelii, the blackhead seabream, black porgy or black seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.