Saucereye porgies are considered to be minor gamefishes and when caught are marketed both fresh and frozen.

[4] The Saucereye porgy was first described by the French zoologist, Achille Valenciennes in a 22-volume work entitled Histoire naturelle des poissons (Natural History of Fishes), which was a collaboration with fellow zoologist, Georges Cuvier.

[8] Saucereyes are found only in the western Atlantic Ocean—from North Carolina, east to Bermuda, and south to Brazil.

[12] The Saurcereye porgy is mostly eaten by people in the West Indies, where it is most often caught.

These fishes are also considered to be of minor commercial importance to the region, despite the occasional danger of ciguatera poisoning during red tide events.