Description

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Common Names

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Blackspot porgy , English , Galapagos Is.

波氏羊鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

波氏羊鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Camiseta rayada , Spanish , Galapagos Is.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sparidae

Genus: Archosargus

Species: Archosargus pourtalesii (Steindachner, 1881)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands. This species is related only to western Atlantic forms (Ref. 9227).

Biology

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Frequently encountered in bay areas.

Habitat

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benthopelagic