Species FAO code: PAC

Pagellus erythrinus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Dorade de Meerbrasse de Rotbrasse	–
Belgium	fr Pageot nl Zeebrasem	–
Croatia	hr arbun	–
Cyprus	el λυθρίνι	–
Czech Republic	cs Zubatice	–
Denmark	da Rød blankesten	–
Estonia	et Punane besuugo	–
Finland	fi punapagelli sv röd pagell	–
France	fr pageot mommun fr pageot	–
Germany	de Rotbrasse de Meerbrasse de Dorade	–
Greece	el Λυθρίνι	–
Ireland	en Common pandora ga Garbhánach coiteann	–
Italy	it Pagello fragolino it fragolino	–
Lithuania	lt raudonasis pagelas	–
Luxembourg	de Rotbrasse fr pageot mommun fr pageot	–
Malta	en Common pandora it Pagello fragolino mt Paġella	–
Netherlands	nl Pandora	–
Portugal	pt Bica	–
Romania	ro Pagel roşu	–
Slovakia	sk pagel červený	–
Slovenia	sl ribon sl riboni	–
Spain	es Breca	Asturias: Pica Balearic Islands: Pagell Canary Islands: Bica Canary Islands: Breca Catalonia: Pagell Valencia: Pagell Murcia: Pagel Basque Country: Lamote
Sweden	sv Röd pagell	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Minimum conservation reference sizes

As defined in art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, which admends article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, where minimum conservation reference sizes are established, they shall constitute minimum marketing sizes. More

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 15.0 cmTotal length (TL)

Fishing areas

37.1 Western Mediterranean
37.2 Central Mediterranean
37.3 Eastern Mediterranean

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Pagellus erythrinus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

PAC

Morphological description

Body red without stripes or bars. Snout at least twice as long as the eye diameter (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySparidae
    - GenusPagellus
      - SpeciesPagellus erythrinus

Synonyms

Sparus erythrinus Linnaeus, 1758
Pagellus canariensis Valenciennes, 1838

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 85 — Sea bream (Sparidae)
      - 0302 85 10 — Of the species Dentex dentex or Pagellus spp.
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - Other
        0303 89 50 — Sea bream (Dentex dentex, Pagellus spp.)

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Pagellus erythrinus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Minimum conservation reference sizes

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea