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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Calamus: Greek, kalamos = reed, cane (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Randall & Caldwell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 7 - 90 m (Ref. 26938). Subtropical; 37°N - 18°N, 98°W - 73°W
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida in the USA and the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 8889); common length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3815); poids max. publié: 2.6 kg (Ref. 40637); âge max. reporté: 17 années (Ref. 8889)
Found over hard bottoms. Sometimes taken in trawls and hook and line; good food fish (Ref. 26938).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Sex change occurs at 30-50 cm TL.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.8 - 27.5, mean 25 °C (based on 222 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.01090 - 0.02645), b=2.94 (2.81 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.17; tmax=17).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 22.8 [9.7, 47.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.521 [0.265, 1.091] mg/100g; Protein = 20 [19, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.174 [0.097, 0.319] g/100g; Selenium = 17.9 [8.0, 36.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29 [7, 121] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.613 [0.375, 0.937] mg/100g (wet weight);