Whitebone porgy (Calamus leucosteus)

Scientific name: Calamus leucosteus Jordan & Gilbert, 1885

Whitebone porgy (Calamus leucosteus)

The Whitebone porgy (Calamus leucosteus) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina to southern Florida in the USA and the entire Gulf of Mexico.

Biology

Found mainly on sedimentary bottoms from 10 and 100 m depth.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Calamus leucosteus
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
10–100 m (33–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida in the USA and the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23; tmax=12)

Sources

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

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