Porgy
Dentex dentex
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Dentex
Where to Find
Found in 9 diving areas across 5 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 5 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 30 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 33 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 2 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 33 records
- Corsica, France - 54 records
- Azores, Portugal - 1 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 5 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 6 records