Sargo
Diplodus sargus
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
Diplodus sargus, the sargo, common white seabream, or white seabream is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sargo is eaten and commercially fished in Europe. One quirk worth knowing: some white seabream turn up as 'abnormally tough specimens' that stay rubbery no matter how fresh, so quality can be hit or miss.
The name 'sargo' points to two different fish. In Europe it's the white seabream, Diplodus sargus, a porgy of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean that lives around rocky, surf-swept coasts. In California, 'sargo' is Anisotremus davidsonii, a Pacific grunt.
Also known as
- White seabream
- Common white seabream
Kosher Sargo in foreign languages
| Scientific | Diplodus sargus |
| Hebrew | סרגוס מסורטט |
| Arabic | سرغوس |
| Spanish | sargo |
| Portuguese | Sargo-comum |
| French | Sar commun de Méditerranée |
| Italian | Diplodus sargus sargus |
| German | Geißbrasse |
| Greek | Σαργός |
| Russian | Белый сарг |
| Chinese | 白鲷 |
| Japanese | ディプロドゥスサルガスサルガス |
| Vietnamese | Cá tráp trắng |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Kosher. Both the European white seabream and the California sargo have fins and scales.
- 'Sargo' refers to two unrelated fish depending on the region, the Mediterranean white seabream and the California grunt.