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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Archosargus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35.6 cm TL
Archosargus pourtalesii (Steindachner, 1881)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Archosargus pourtalesii
[Blackspot porgy]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Archosargus probatocephalus
[Sheepshead]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Archosargus rhomboidalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Archosargus rhomboidalis
[Western Atlantic seabream]
3 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Archosargus
(Porgies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1881 Archosargus pourtalesii Blackspot porgy Eastern Pacific 35.6 TL
1792 Archosargus probatocephalus Sheepshead Western Atlantic 91 TL
1758 Archosargus rhomboidalis Western Atlantic seabream Western Atlantic 33 TL



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