Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Calamus

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Lord, R.

Calamus arctifrons
[Grass porgy]

Photo by Itriago, H.

Calamus bajonado
[Jolthead porgy]

Photo by Cotto Sánchez, A.J.

Calamus brachysomus
[Pacific porgy]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Calamus calamus
[Saucereye porgy]

No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL

Calamus campechanus
[Campeche porgy]

Photo by FAO

Calamus cervigoni
[Spotfin porgy]

Photo by IGFA

Calamus leucosteus
[Whitebone porgy]

Photo by Menezes, N.A./Figueiredo, J.L.

Calamus mu
[Flathead porgy]

Photo by Wiggers, R.

Calamus nodosus
[Knobbed porgy]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Calamus penna
[Sheepshead porgy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Calamus pennatula
[Pluma porgy]

Photo by O'Donnell, P.

Calamus proridens
[Littlehead porgy]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Calamus taurinus
[Galapagos porgy]

13 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Calamus
(Porgies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1882	Calamus arctifrons	Grass porgy	Western Central Atlantic	25 TL
1801	Calamus bajonado	Jolthead porgy	Western Atlantic	76 FL
1880	Calamus brachysomus	Pacific porgy	Eastern Pacific	61 TL
1830	Calamus calamus	Saucereye porgy	Western Atlantic	56 TL
1966	Calamus campechanus	Campeche porgy	Western Atlantic	21 TL
1966	Calamus cervigoni	Spotfin porgy	Western Atlantic	20 TL
1885	Calamus leucosteus	Whitebone porgy	Western Atlantic	46 TL
1966	Calamus mu	Flathead porgy	Southwest Atlantic	26.5 NG
1966	Calamus nodosus	Knobbed porgy	Western Atlantic	54.4 TL
1830	Calamus penna	Sheepshead porgy	Western Atlantic	46 TL
1868	Calamus pennatula	Pluma porgy	Western Atlantic	37 TL
1884	Calamus proridens	Littlehead porgy	Western Atlantic	46 TL
1840	Calamus taurinus	Galapagos porgy	Southeast Pacific	40 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Sparidae PorgiesGenus: Calamus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Calamus

(See list of species below)