Sheepshead Porgy (Calamus penna)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Calamus penna

(Valenciennes, 1830)

Sheepshead Porgy

Also known as: Littlemouth Porgy, Porgy, Speckled Porgy

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

3–87 m

Max size

46 cm

Max weight

1 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Sparidae

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