Porgy, << PAWR gee, >> is a fish that lives in shallow areas of warm seas. The body of a porgy is oblong and has flattened sides. Most porgies are silvery in color. Porgies are good food fish. They are caught both for sport and for commercial use.
There are dozens of species (kinds) of porgies. Several of them live along the coasts of North America. The jolthead porgy is probably the best known of these. It lives in the Caribbean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to New England. The jolthead also is one of the largest porgies. It grows to a length of 2 feet (61 centimeters) and weighs 8 to 10 pounds (3.6 to 4.5 kilograms).
