Oman Porgy
Diplodus cervinus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Diplodus
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 6 countries and 2 regions.
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 12 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 12 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 4 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Canary Islands, Spain - 98 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 2 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 1 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 1 records