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Calamus nodosus Randall & Caldwell, 1966 Knobbed porgy |
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photo by
Wiggers, R. |
| Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) | |||
| Max. size: | 54.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,630.0 g; max. reported age: 17 years | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 7 - 90 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida in the USA and the entire Gulf of Mexico. | |||
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| Biology: | Found over hard bottoms. Sometimes taken in trawls and hook and line; good food fish (Ref. 26938). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||