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Galapagos Porgy

Calamus taurinus

Also known as: Porgy Grunt

NTNear ThreatenedIUCN Red List, 2014
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@Gabo · Galapagos Islands, Ecuador · December 20161 / 1
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Overview

Found over rubble and sandy bottoms, close to reefs.
Southeast Pacific - Galapagos Islands

Porgies are found in tropical as well as cooler waters, and are bottom-dwelling carnivores. Most species possess grinding, molar-like teeth, for eating crustaceans.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
bottom dwelling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Southeast Pacific
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Found over rubble and sandy bottoms, close to reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familySparidae
    6. genusCalamus
    7. speciesCalamus taurinus (Jenyns, 1840)

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