KNOBBED PORGY Family Sparidae, PORGIES |
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Description: Body deep; front profile very steep. Nape projects strongly in large adults. Body generally silvery, with a rosy cast; cheek and snout dark purplish gray, with many bronze spots. Large blue spot at axil of pectoral fin. Where found: hardbottom, reefs, ledges. N.C. to s. Fla. and entire Gulf of Mexico. Size: To 46 cm (18 in.). |