knobbed porgy

Calamus nodosus

Knobbed fish holding to coastal reefs

knobbed porgy is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 54.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Calamus
Maximum length: 54.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida in the USA and the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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