Pagellus natalensis, the Natal pandora, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies.

[3] The genus Pagellus is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.

[7] This is the smalled species in the genus Pagellus with a maximum published total length of 30 cm (12 in).

[2] Pagellus natalensis Afeeds on invertebrates associated with sandy bottoms and reefs, its diet includes small crustaceans, echinoderms, polychaetes, fish and molluscs.

[1] Pahellus natalensis is too small in size to be of interest to commercial fisheries,[7] but it is taken as bycatch and this may be used as bait.