Saltwater Fishing Information for the Texas Gulf Coast, Inshore and Offshore
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RED PORGY - Pagrus pagrus Family Sparidae, PORGIES
Description: the only American porgy with a
rear nostril that is round (not slit-like); head and
body silvery red, with many tiny blue spots.
Size: to 91 cm (3 ft.).
Where found: deeper part of continental shelf,
but young occur in water as shallow as 18 m
(60 ft.).
