Pacific porgy

The Pacific porgy lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 3 - 80 m , usually 3 - 18 m environment.

prize was a Pacific Porgy of 8 pounds. The only porgy I have caught in the estero and the only porgy I have caught anywhere of that size; No broomtail groupers. More

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Common names

Daubenet marotille in French (français)
Marotilla in Spanish (español)
Pacific porgy in English
Pacifisk porgy in Danish (dansk)
Palma in Spanish (español)
Pez pluma in Spanish (español)
Pluma in sp
Pluma marotilla in Spanish (español)
Porgy in English
sargo in sp
Sargo del norte in Spanish (español)
短体芦鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
短體蘆鯛 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Sparidae
Genus : Calamus
Species : Calamus brachysomus
Authority : Lockington, 1880