Grass porgy (Calamus arctifrons)

Scientific name: Calamus arctifrons Goode & Bean, 1882

Grass porgy (Calamus arctifrons)

The Grass porgy (Calamus arctifrons) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, southern Florida to Louisiana in the USA. Also in eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Biology

Usually has dark spot (larger than pupil) on lateral line just behind gill opening.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Calamus arctifrons
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida to Louisiana in the USA. Also in eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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