Species sheet · The Edible Ocean
Red porgy
A royal seabream with pink scales.
- Whole oven roast
- Barbecued in foil
- Very fresh ceviche
- In French
- Pagre
- Scientific name
- Pagrus pagrus
- In the water
- A marine fish of rocky and sandy bottoms in the western and eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, between 0 and 250 m.
- Season & buying
- Autumn and winter for the largest specimens.
- Common length
- ~35 cm
- How to identify it
- Bright pink body with a yellow spot on the gill cover
Dorsal fin with strong spines
Terminal mouth with thick lips
On the plate
Fine, firm, delicately sweet flesh.
Avoid: Buying specimens that are too small, with less developed flavour.
Red porgy was already depicted in Roman mosaics as a symbol of wealth.
In Umay recipes
One Umay recipe calls for it.
