white bream Diplodus sargus Sea Fresh Guernsey 110413 ©RLLord 6842 smg
white bream Diplodus sargus 140611 ©RLLord 8587 smg
This white bream, Diplodus sargus, was caught by Troy Waterman fishing off Ozanne Steps north of Fermain Bay on Guernsey's east coast on 26 October 2011. The fish had a total weight of 14 ounces and 8 drams. 

It had a total length of 264 mm, a fork length of 232 mm, and a standard length of 199 mm.  

White bream are recent arrivals to Guernsey waters; they are being caught with increased frequency.

File No. 261011 8550
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This white seabream, Diplodus sargus, was imported from Morocco into Fulton Fish Market in New York City in November 1990.  The seabreams are called porgies in the USA.  They belong to the family sparidae.  The white seabream is principally a Mediterranean fish but it is moving north and has now been seen and captured in the British Channel Islands at a latitude of 49 degrees north.
File No. 9 1190 
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white bream Diplodus sargus Sea Fresh Guernsey 110413 ©RLLord 6842 smg
white bream Diplodus sargus Sea Fresh Guernsey 110413 ©RLLord 6842 smg
white bream Diplodus sargus Sea Fresh Guernsey 110413 ©RLLord 6842 smg
See photo in original gallery.