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Knobbed Porgy

Calamus nodosus

Classification

Family
Sparidae

The knobbed porgy (Calamus nodosus) is an ocean-going species of gamefish of the bream/porgy family, Sparidae. They are only found in the western portion of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, where they are often caught with trawling nets or by angling, and used as food. The knobbed porgy was named by John Randall and David K.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 151