Red Sea-bream
Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
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
The blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo), also known as the red seabream or besugo, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Norway to Mauritania, including Macaronesia and the western Mediterranean. It is an important species to fisheries, and overfishing has led to it being classified as Near Threatened.
Wikipedia contributors, Blackspot seabream; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:43.914047+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
- Name authority
- (Brünnich, 1768)
- Common name
- Red Sea-bream
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Pagellus
- 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
- genusPagellus Valenciennes, 1830
- speciesPagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pagellus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish sea-breamPagellus acarne (Risso, 1827) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian pandoraPagellus affinis Boulenger, 1888 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| red pandoraPagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pandoraPagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pagellus natalensis Steindachner, 1903 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pagellus cantabricus (Asso, 1801) (Asso, 1801) | synonym |
| Sparus bogaraveo Brünnich, 1768 Brünnich, 1768 | synonym |
| Sparus centrodontus Delaroche, 1809 Delaroche, 1809 | synonym |
| Pagellus centrodontus (Delaroche, 1809) (Delaroche, 1809) | synonym |
| Sparus cantabricus Asso y del Rio, 1801 Asso y del Rio, 1801 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127059 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:6TKP8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.