Bermuda porgy
Diplodus bermudensis Caldwell, 1965
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Diplodus bermudensis, the Bermuda Bream, which is also known as the Bermuda Porgy, is a species of fish in the family Sparidae of the order Acanthuriformes. This species of fish is endemic to Bermuda. The world record is 1 lb 12 oz (0.79 kg) caught in June 2024 by American angler Joseph Rhee.
Wikipedia contributors, Diplodus bermudensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:31.837163+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diplodus bermudensis Caldwell, 1965
- Name authority
- Caldwell, 1965
- Common name
- Bermuda porgy
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Diplodus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
- genusDiplodus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesDiplodus bermudensis Caldwell, 1965
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| sharp snout breamDiplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| white seabreamDiplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus striatus (Bliss, 1883) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus hottentotus (Smith, 1844) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| annular sea breamDiplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| zebra seabreamDiplodus cervinus (Lowe, 1838) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1876) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| two banded sea breamDiplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodus cadenati de la Paz, Bauchot & Daget, 1974 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Caldwell, D. K. (1965). A new sparid fish of the genus Diplodus from Bermuda. Fieldiana: Zoology, 44. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6CY36. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.