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Murudai

Pagrus auriga Valenciennes, 1843

Status not recordedbony fish

The murudai (Pagrus auriga) is a species in the family Sparidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the murudai

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the murudai live?

Not recorded

Is the murudai endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the murudai classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySparidae
  6. genusPagrus
  7. SpeciesPagrus auriga Valenciennes, 1843

Synonyms Argyrops auriga, Semapagrus auriga, Sparus auriga

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Red-banded sea breamEnglish
  • Redbanded seabreamEnglish
  • pražman červenopruhýCzech
  • Rødbåndet havrudeDanish
  • Ζωοφαγκρί ΑτλαντικούGreek
  • UrtaSpanish
  • punaraitapargoFinnish
  • sar royalFrench
  • ספרוס הפסיםHebrew
  • pagro realeItalian
  • マルダイJapanese
  • Roodgestreepte goudbrasemDutch
  • Pargo-sémolaPortuguese
  • Краснополосый пагрRussian
  • cizgili mercanTurkish
  • 三長棘赤鯛Chinese
  • hurtaSpanish
  • Pargo SémolaSpanish
  • Sama roqueraSpanish
  • Sargo de Bandas CarmesíSpanish
  • ZapataSpanish
  • pagre rayéFrench
  • Çizgili MercanTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the murudai

Other species in the same genus Pagrus.

Porgy

Pagrus pagrus

SparidaeNo free photo yet

Madai

Pagrus major

SparidaeNo free photo yet

Braize

Pagrus africanus

SparidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMurudai vs PorgyMurudai vs MadaiMurudai vs Goldenhead porgyMurudai vs Braize

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the murudai?

The murudai (Pagrus auriga) belongs to the family Sparidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Murudai (Pagrus auriga). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/murudai

MLA

“Murudai (Pagrus auriga).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/murudai.

BibTeX
@misc{murudai_2026,
  title = {Murudai (Pagrus auriga)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/murudai},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}