Calamus (fish)

      For the plant genus, see Calamus (palm).
      Calamus
      Temporal range: 33–0Ma

      Early Oligocene to Present[1]
      Calamus bajonado
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Chordata
      Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Perciformes
      Family: Sparidae
      Genus: Calamus
      Species

      C. artifrons Grass porgy
      C. bajonado Jolthead porgy
      C. brachysomus Pacific porgy
      C. calamus Saucereye porgy
      C. campechanus Campeche porgy
      C. cervigoni Spotfin porgy
      C. leucosteus Whitebone porgy
      C. mu Flathead porgy
      C. nodosus Knobbed porgy
      C. penna Sheepshead porgy
      C. pennatula Pluma porgy
      C. proridens Littlehead porgy
      C. taurinus Galapagos porgy

      Calamus is a genus of porgies in the family Sparidae.

      References

      1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 
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