Species FAO code: QCQ

Pagrus africanus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr pagre des tropiques fr dorade	–
Greece	el Φαγκρί Αφρικής	–
Italy	it Pagro atlantico	–
Portugal	pt Pargo	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagrus africanus Akazaki, 1962

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagrus africanus Akazaki, 1962

Scientific name

Pagrus africanus

Author

Akazaki, 1962

Rank

Species

FAO code

QCQ

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySparidae
    - GenusPagrus
      - SpeciesPagrus africanus

Synonyms

Sparus pagrus africanus (Akazaki, 1962)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagrus africanus Akazaki, 1962

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 90 — Other

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Pagrus africanus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast