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Calamus proridens  Jordan & Gilbert, 1884

Littlehead porgy
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Calamus: Greek, kalamos = reed, cane (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Jordan, Gilbert.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 59 m (Ref. 89891).   Subtropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 18°N, 98°W - 73°W

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Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Bay of Campeche.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 17 - 22 cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); common length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3815)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found primarily on sponge and coral bottoms. Feeds mainly on invertebrates (Ref. 9739).

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: commercial
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