Pluma porgy (Calamus pennatula)

Scientific name: Calamus pennatula Guichenot, 1868

Pluma porgy (Calamus pennatula)

The Pluma porgy (Calamus pennatula) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bahamas to Brazil, including the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Dorsal profile of head moderately steep; prefrontal tubercle not well developed; silvery with a lavender iridescence, the edges of the scales brownish yellow and the centers with a vertically elongate iridescent blue-green or blue spot.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Calamus pennatula
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
37.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
0–85 m (0–279 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 85 m, usually 5 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bahamas to Brazil, including the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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