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Pluma Porgy

Calamus pennatula

Classification

Family
Sparidae

The pluma porgy (Calamus pennatula), also known as the West Indian porgy, pluma or pimento grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy The pluma porgy was first formally described in 1868 by the Frenchzoologist Alphonse Guichenot with its type locality given as Martinique.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 195Brazil · 12France · 8United Kingdom · 2Cuba · 1Mexico · 1