Pacific Porgy
Calamus brachysomus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Sparidae
Calamus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. Most of the species in this genus are found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, with 2 species occurring in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Calamus was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1839 by the English zoologist William Swainson when he described Calamus megacephalus as its only species.
Calamus est un genre de poissons perciformes de la famille des Sparidae dont les différentes espèces sont appelées communément daubenets.
La mojarra mueluda (Calamus brachysomus) es una especie de pez de la familia Sparidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 61 cm de longitud total. Distribución geográfica Se encuentra en las costas del Pacífico oriental (desde el sur de California hasta el Perú).
Distribution
More from the same family
Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
SparidaeWestern Atlantic Seabream
Archosargus rhomboidalis
SparidaeJolthead Porgy
Calamus bajonado
SparidaeSaucereye Porgy
Calamus calamus
SparidaeSheepshead Porgy
Calamus penna
SparidaePluma Porgy
Calamus pennatula
SparidaeGrass Porgy
Calamus arctifrons
SparidaeWhitebone Porgy
Calamus leucosteus
Sparidae