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Pagellus erythrinus, or the common pandora, is a fish of the Sparidae family (sea bream). It is a popular food fish in Mediterranean countries, with delicate white flesh. It has a slim, oval fusiform body, with a smallish mouth and scales covering its face. The eyes are smaller than those of Pagellus bogaraveo and Pagellus acarne. It is silver in colour with a pink tinge, particularly on its back. A typical specimen measures 10-30cm, but it can reach as much as 50cm in length. The common pandora is a hermaphrodite, spending the first two years of its life as...
TaxId: 50593 Pagellus erythrinus "common pandora" [bony fishes] Sequences: 48 nucleotide, 25 protein
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