Pluma porgy

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Pluma porgy

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Calamus
Species:
C. pennatula
Binomial name
Calamus pennatula
Guichenot, 1868

The pluma porgy (Calamus pennatula), also known as the West Indian porgy, pluma or pimento grunt, is a

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

type locality given as Martinique.[2] The genus Calamus is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.[3] Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Sparinae,[4] but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.[3]

Etymology and common names

The pluma porgy has the

C. penna or to the shorter, more elongated body of this species compared to C. penna.[5] In many parts of the Caribbean, this species is simply known as the pluma, while in Jamaica it is sometimes called the pimento grunt,[6] and is sometimes known as the West Indian porgy in the United States.[7]

Description

The pluma porgy is similar to its relative, the

total length of 37 cm (15 in), although 30 cm (12 in) is more typical.[9]

Distribution and habitat

Pluma porgies inhabit are found only in the western Atlantic, in a region from the

sea worms, brittle stars and hermit crabs. The young are found in somewhat shallower water.[12]

Fisheries

Pluma porgies are the most common member of their

ciguatera poisoning has been reported as a result of this.[13]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170205A1292909.en
    . Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Calamus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^
    OL 25909650M
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  4. ^ Parenti, P. (2019). "An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Sparidae". FishTaxa. 4 (2): 47–98.
  5. ^ "Order SPARIFORMES: Families LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ASIN B0006R1CAY
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  7. ^ Robins, C.R.; R.M. Bailey; C.E. Bond; et al. (1991). "World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada". American Fisheries Society Special Publication. 21.
  8. ISBN 0292707924
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  9. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Calamus pennatula" in FishBase. October 2023 version.
  10. ^
    ISBN 9780793801176
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  11. ^ Cervigón, F. (1993). Los peces marinos de Venezuela (in Spanish). Vol. 2. Caracas: Fundación Científica Los Roques.
  12. ^ a b Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R. (1978). "Sparidae". In W. Fischer (ed.). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 5. Rome: FAO.
  13. ^ Olsen, D.A.; D.W. Nellis; and R.S. Wood (1984). "Ciguatera in the Eastern Caribbean". Marine Fisheries Review. 46 (1): 13–18.

External links

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