''Pagrus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

in the family

Sparidae The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by a ...

. It contains at least six described

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Pagrus africanus ''Pagrus'' is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae. It contains at least six described species: *''Pagrus africanus'', Southern common seabream (Akazaki, 1962) *''Pagrus auratus'', Silver seabream or Australasian snapper (Forster, 1801) * ...

'', Southern common seabream (Akazaki, 1962) *''

Pagrus auratus The Australasian snapper (''Chrysophrys auratus'') or silver seabream is a species of porgie found in coastal waters of Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and New Zealand. Its distribution areas in the Northern and ...

'', Silver seabream or Australasian snapper (Forster, 1801) *''

Pagrus auriga ''Pagrus'' is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae. It contains at least six described species: *''Pagrus africanus'', Southern common seabream (Akazaki, 1962) *'' Pagrus auratus'', Silver seabream or Australasian snapper (Forster, 1801) ...

'', Redbanded seabream (Valenciennes, 1843) *''

Pagrus caeruleostictus ''Pagrus'' is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae. It contains at least six described species: *''Pagrus africanus'', Southern common seabream (Akazaki, 1962) *'' Pagrus auratus'', Silver seabream or Australasian snapper (Forster, 1801) ...

'', Bluespotted seabream (Valenciennes, 1830) *''

Pagrus major ''Pagrus major'' or red seabream is a fish species in the family Sparidae. It is also known by its Japanese name, madai. The fish has high culinary and cultural importance in Japan, and is also frequently eaten in Korea and Taiwan. Range an ...

'', Red seabream (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) *''

Pagrus pagrus The red porgy (''Pagrus pagrus''), or common seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in shallow waters on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, being present on the western coast of Europe and the Mediter ...

'', Common seabream, or red porgy (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Marine fish genera Eocene genus first appearances Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Perciformes-stub