Species sheet · The Edible Ocean
Common pandora
A pink seabream with expressive eyes.
- Baked whole
- In parchment
- Grilled on the plancha
- In French
- Pageot
- Scientific name
- Pagellus erythrinus
- In the water
- A benthopelagic fish of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, found over muddy and sandy bottoms from the surface to 300 m.
- Season & buying
- Spring and summer, when the flesh is at its most tender.
- Common length
- ~25 cm
- How to identify it
- Pink-silvery body with golden reflections
Large protruding eyes
Visible molar-like teeth
On the plate
Tender, white, subtly sweet flesh.
Avoid: Overcooking; the fine flesh quickly loses its softness.
Common pandora changes sex during its life: it starts male, then becomes female.
In Umay recipes
One Umay recipe calls for it.
