Calamus arctifrons, Grass porgy : fisheries, bait

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Calamus arctifrons Goode & Bean, 1882

Grass porgy
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Calamus: Greek, kalamos = reed, cane (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien demersaal; standvastig; diepte 1 - 22 m (Ref. 89891). Tropical; 30°N - 24°N, 98°W - 80°W

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Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida to Louisiana in the USA. Also in eastern Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 26938).

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7251); common length : 20.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3815)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Usually has dark spot (larger than pupil) on lateral line just behind gill opening.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs in sea grass beds from near shore to at least 22 m. Small individuals have been known to form small aggregations. Feeds primarily on invertebrates. Marketed mostly fresh and frozen (Ref. 9739).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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