Species FAO code: GSU

Pagrus auratus

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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
Cyprus	el φαγκρι Ειρηνικού [Chrysophrys auratus synonym for Pagrus auratus] el φαγκρι Ειρηνικού	–
France	fr Dorade du Pacifique	–
Greece	el Φαγκρί Νέας Ζηλανδίας	–
Italy	it Pagro indopacifico	–
Portugal	pt Pargo	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Pagrus auratus

Scientific name

Pagrus auratus

Author

(Forster, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

GSU

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySparidae
    - GenusPagrus
      - SpeciesPagrus auratus

Synonyms

Pagrus unicolor (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Pagrosomus auratus (Forster, 1801)
Chrysophrys guttulatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Pagrus ruber Steindachner, 1883
Pagrus arthurius Jordan & Starks, 1906
Pagrus micropterus Valenciennes, 1830
Pagrus chinensis Steindachner, 1870
Pagrus latus Richardson & Solander, 1842
Chrysophrys auratus (Forster, 1801)
Chrysophrys unicolor Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Pagrus guttulatus Valenciennes, 1830
Labrus auratus Forster, 1801
Sparosomus unicolor (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Sciaena lata Solander, 1842

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801)

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 auratus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Bottom otter trawls

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Distribution maps