Think before consuming this species. It is important to respect sustainable sizes and breeding seasons. Eat responsibly.
Due to ineffective legislation that does not take into account the species biology, the legal size of this fish is substantially lower than the sustainable size. This makes it particularly important to respect the sustainable size shown.
It has a dark forehead, big eyes, dark pink caudal fin with white tips. Has a steep, tall head profile. Body oval, moderately deep. It is pink with silvery shine, lighter on belly; head darker from nape to mouth; young may show fine blue dots on upper sides; often a darker spot near pectoral fin base; caudal fin dark pink with white tips; other fins pinkish.
Looks like: Pagrus auriga (redbanded seabream): member of the Sparidae family and can be mistaken for P. pagrus.