Calamus (fish)

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

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. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25.