| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Sparidae | Diplodus argenteus | (Valenciennes) | 1830 | Silver Porgy |
Diplodus argenteus
Unique Characters: A large dark blotch on caudal peduncle. Dark blotch on caudal peduncle extends only to or slightly below lateral line. Fins with yellowish cast. Front teeth in jaws very broad incisors, strongly flattened, not conical. No forward-projecting spine in front of dorsal fin (this spine is a part of the fin-spine support bone). 56-67 lateral-line scales. Longest dorsal-fin spine about 2.1 times in head.
Similar Species:
Spottail Pinfish. Diplodus holbrookii. Front teeth in jaws very broad incisors, strongly flattened, not conical. Body with dark spots, stripes, or bars. A large dark blotch on caudal peduncle. No forward-projecting spine in front of dorsal fin (this spine is a part of the fin-spine support bone). Dark blotch on caudal peduncle extends well below lateral line nearly to lower margin of caudal peduncle. 50 to 61 lateral-line scales. Longest dorsal-fin spine about 2.5 times in head.
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