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forehead profile steep   D: 3rd & 4th spines longest     operculum edge: not dark     pectoral passes A origin    Images   Similar Species (2) Archosargus pourtalesiiCalamus taurinus This Genus species (2) Calamus brachysomusCalamus taurinus Calamus brachysomus (Lockington, 1880) Pacific porgy Body deep, compressed; head deep, upper profile steep & straight; rear nostril elongate to slit-like; preopercle border smooth; mouth small, heavy lower jaw; jaw teeth in 2 rows, conical, enlarged, canine-like at front, molar like at rear; dorsal fin low, XII-XIII,11-13 (usually XII,12), 3rd  or 4th  spine longest; anal rays III, 10-11 (usually 10); pectoral rays 13-16 (usually 15), pectoral long, reaching past origin of anal fin; tail fin forked; snout & under eye scaleless; lateral-line scales 45-52. Silvery, lips and chin white; axil of pectoral fin blackish. Size: to 61 cm. Habitat: usually seen on flat sandy bottoms in clear water. Depth: 3-80 m. Baja California to the Gulf of California to Peru, and the Revillagigedos, Galapagos and Malpelo. Questions or comments Email STRI data manager		High Resolution Map Print Friendly Version
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