Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Pachymetopon

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3 species (see list below)

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Pachymetopon aeneum
[Blue hottentot]

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Pachymetopon blochii
[Hottentot seabream]

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Pachymetopon grande
[Bronze seabream]

3 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Pachymetopon
(Porgies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1908	Pachymetopon aeneum	Blue hottentot	Western Indian Ocean	55 TL
1830	Pachymetopon blochii	Hottentot seabream	Southeast Atlantic	46 TL
1859	Pachymetopon grande	Bronze seabream	Western Indian Ocean	65 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Sparidae PorgiesGenus: Pachymetopon(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Pachymetopon

(See list of species below)