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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Diplodus

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)

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Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25.3 cm TL
Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Diplodus annularis
[Annular seabream]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 37.8 cm TL
Diplodus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Diplodus argenteus
[South American silver porgy]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Diplodus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Diplodus bellottii
[Senegal seabream]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Diplodus bermudensis
[Bermuda porgy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Diplodus capensis (Smith, 1844)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diplodus capensis
[Cape white seabream]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Diplodus caudimacula (Poey, 1860)

Photo by FAO
 
Diplodus caudimacula
[Silver porgy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Diplodus cervinus (Lowe, 1838)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diplodus cervinus
[Zebra seabream]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Diplodus fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Diplodus fasciatus
[Banded seabream]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Diplodus holbrookii (Bean, 1878)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Diplodus holbrookii
[Spottail seabream]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Diplodus hottentotus (Smith, 1844)

Photo by FAO
 
Diplodus hottentotus
[Zebra]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Diplodus noct (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by Kochzius, M.
 
Diplodus noct
[Red Sea seabream]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Diplodus omanensis Bauchot & Bianchi, 1984

Photo by Field, R.
 
Diplodus omanensis
[Oman porgy]

Photo by Pinheiro, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Diplodus prayensis Cadenat, 1964

Photo by Pinheiro, P.
 
Diplodus prayensis
[Two-banded seabream]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Diplodus puntazzo
[Sharpsnout seabream]

Photo by Hook, T.J.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Diplodus sargus ascensionis (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by Hook, T.J.
 
Diplodus sargus ascensionis
[]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Diplodus sargus cadenati de la Paz, Bauchot & Daget, 1974

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Diplodus sargus cadenati
[Moroccan white seabream]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Diplodus sargus helenae (Sauvage, 1879)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Diplodus sargus helenae
[St. Helena white seabream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Diplodus sargus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Diplodus sargus kotschyi
[One spot seabream]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Diplodus sargus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Diplodus sargus lineatus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Diplodus sargus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Diplodus sargus sargus
[White seabream]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Diplodus vulgaris
[Common two-banded seabream]
21 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Diplodus
(Porgies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Diplodus annularis Annular seabream Eastern Atlantic 25.3 TL
1830 Diplodus argenteus South American silver porgy Western Atlantic 37.8 TL
1882 Diplodus bellottii Senegal seabream Eastern Atlantic 30 SL
1965 Diplodus bermudensis Bermuda porgy Western Atlantic 30 TL
1844 Diplodus capensis Cape white seabream Southeast Atlantic and We 45 TL
1860 Diplodus caudimacula Silver porgy Western Central Atlantic 30 TL
1838 Diplodus cervinus Zebra seabream Eastern Atlantic 55 TL
1830 Diplodus fasciatus Banded seabream Eastern Central Atlantic 40 TL
1878 Diplodus holbrookii Spottail seabream Western Atlantic 46 TL
1844 Diplodus hottentotus Zebra Western Indian Ocean 60 TL
1830 Diplodus noct Red Sea seabream Western Indian Ocean 25 TL
1984 Diplodus omanensis Oman porgy Western Indian Ocean 30 TL
1964 Diplodus prayensis Two-banded seabream Eastern Central Atlantic 35 TL
1792 Diplodus puntazzo Sharpsnout seabream Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1830 Diplodus sargus ascensionis Southeast Atlantic 22 TL
1974 Diplodus sargus cadenati Moroccan white seabream Eastern Atlantic 45 TL
1879 Diplodus sargus helenae St. Helena white seabream Southeast Atlantic 31 TL
1876 Diplodus sargus kotschyi One spot seabream Western Indian Ocean 30 TL
1830 Diplodus sargus lineatus Eastern Central Atlantic 28 TL
1758 Diplodus sargus sargus White seabream Eastern Atlantic 45 TL
1817 Diplodus vulgaris Common two-banded seabream Eastern Atlantic 45 TL



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