Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Jolthead Porgy
Calamus bajonado
Jolthead Porgy
Category: Porgies
Scientific Name: Calamus bajonado
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Sparidae (Family) Porgies
      └Calamus (Genus)
       └C. bajonado (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159241🔗
iNaturalist ID: 129563🔗

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