porgy

Japanese: porgy
porgy

...In the strict sense, it refers to red sea bream, but it can also be used to refer to marine fish of the Sparidae family, including red sea bream. Red sea bream Pagrus major (illustration) is a large marine fish that can reach a body length of 1m, and is a beautiful fish with a reddish-brown body dotted with small bright blue dots. It has a long life span, and some live for more than 30 years.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "porgy" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…狭義にはマダイを指すが,マダイを含めたスズキ目タイ科Sparidae(英名sea bream)の海産魚を総称することもある。マダイPagrus major(英名porgy)(イラスト)は体長1mに達するものもある大型の海産魚で,赤褐色の体に鮮やかな青色の小点を散りばめた美しい魚である。寿命も長く,30年以上も生きるものがある。…

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