Pagellus bellottii was first formally described in 1882 by the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner with its See more

Pagellus bellottii has a specific name which honours the biologist and paleontologist Cristoforo Bellotti [It] of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano who collected the type specimen and supplied Steindachner with speci… See more

Pagellus bellottii has an oblong, laterally compressed body with a large head which has a convex dorsal profile, more defined in adults.There are scales on the cheeks and gill cover and the scales on the head extend as far as th… See more

Pagellus bellottii is found in the eastern AtlanticOcean from the ]Straits of Gibraltar and the Canary Islands south along the western coast of Africa as far as Angola. It was first recorded in the Mediterranean in 1960, off th… See more

Pagellus bellottii is mainly carnivorous and its diet includes crustaceans, cephalopods, small fish, Amphioxus and worms. It is a schooling fish, especially at depths of less than 100 m (330 ft). This species attains sexual mat… See more

Pagellus bellottii is one of the most important target species for commercial fisheries along the coast of western Africa. Off Senegal it is a target for commercial fisheries and is the most abundant commercial… See more