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Saucereye Porgy
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Saucereye Porgy

Calamus calamus (Valenciennes, 1830)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSaucereye Porgy
DutchSchoteloogzeebrasem
SpanishSargo puerco
Chinese芦鲷
Scientific nameCalamus calamus (Valenciennes, 1830)

About this species

The saucereye porgy (Calamus calamus) is an ocean-going species of fish in the family Sparidae. In Bermuda, they are also known as the goat's head porgy. In Jamaica, they are known as the Porgi grunt and the sugareye porgy. They may also be known simply by the name Porgy in several other Caribbean islands. Saucereye porgies are considered to be minor gamefishes and when caught are marketed both fresh and frozen.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilySparidae
GenusCalamus

Related species in Suriname