Calamus

Classification

Genus: Calamus
Family: Sparidae - Sea breams
Order: Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Calamus is a genus of porgies in the family Sparidae. It contains thirteen described species.

Calamus arctifrons, Grass porgy
Calamus bajonado, Jolthead porgy
Calamus brachysomus, Pacific porgy
Calamus calamus, Saucereye porgy
Calamus campechanus, Campeche porgy
Calamus cervigoni, Spotfin porgy
Calamus leucosteus, Whitebone porgy
Calamus mu, Flathead porgy
Calamus nodosus, Knobbed porgy
Calamus penna, Sheepshead porgy
Calamus pennatula, Pluma porgy
Calamus proridens, Littlehead porgy
Calamus taurinus, Galapagos porgy

Species

Littlehead porgy
(Calamus proridens)

Jolthead porgy
(Calamus bajonado)

Saucereye porgy
(Calamus calamus)

Pluma porgy
(Calamus pennatula)

Sheepshead porgy
(Calamus penna)

Knobbed porgy
(Calamus nodosus)

Flathead porgy
(Calamus mu)

Whitebone porgy
(Calamus leucosteus)

Spotfin porgy
(Calamus cervigoni)

Campeche porgy
(Calamus campechanus)

Pacific porgy
(Calamus brachysomus)

Grass porgy
(Calamus arctifrons)

Galapagos porgy
(Calamus taurinus)

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