bluebone porgy

Calamus bajonado

A carnivorous porgy of reefs from Rhode Island to Brazil

bluebone porgy is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 76 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Calamus
Maximum length: 76 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Rhode Island (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico southward to Brazil. Most abundant in the West Indies (Ref. 9626 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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