Grass Porgy
Calamus arctifrons
Also known as: Porgy Grunt, Shad Porgy
- Porgy Grunt
- Shad Porgy
Overview
Found singly or in small schools over seagrass beds of coastal reefs. Often display rectangular body bars when close to the bottom feeding.
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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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Central Atlantic
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Found singly or in small schools over seagrass beds of coastal reefs.
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