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porgies are characterized by having deep, compressed bodies and deep heads which has a steep dorsal profile and deep cheeks. The posterior nostrils are slits. The large mouth has fleshy lips and a large lower jaw. The suborbital bone overlaps the rear of the
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367:. Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Sparinae, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.
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612:has no serrations or spines on its margin. The
772:. Vol. 2. London: Spottiswoode & Co.
693:"A compendium of fossil marine animal genera"
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310:was first proposed as a
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691:Sepkoski, Jack (2002).
314:in 1839 by the English
788:"Species in the genus
361:by the 5th edition of
842:10.1002/9781119174844
834:John Wiley & Sons
784:Eschmeyer, William N.
766:Swainson, W. (1839).
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703:: 560. Archived from
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319:William John Swainson
889:Parenti, P. (2019).
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549:(Valenciennes, 1830)
352:Achille Valenciennes
326:Calamus megacephalus
231:Calamus megacephalus
830:Fishes of the World
477:Calamus campechanus
447:Calamus brachysomus
364:Fishes of the World
1244:Marine fish genera
1093:Calamus (Sparidae)
1011:(Pisces: Sparidae)
1005:Calamus arctifrons
948:"Species in genus
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551:(Sheepshead porgy)
506:Calamus leucosteus
410:Calamus arctifrons
312:monospecific genus
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665:C. taurinus
638:fork length
634:C. bajonado
626:pelvic fins
359:Spariformes
187:Spariformes
1228:Categories
860:2015037522
711:2007-12-25
679:References
614:dorsal fin
523:Calamus mu
453:Lockington
419:T. H. Bean
338:Martinique
288:of marine
264:Grammateus
105:to Present
32:33–0
1031:"Calamus"
985:2 January
923:1 January
876:25909650M
868:951899884
807:1 January
748:1 January
671:Fisheries
561:Guichenot
438:Schneider
371:Etymology
323:described
316:zoologist
248:see text
153:Kingdom:
147:Eukaryota
103:Oligocene
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895:FishTaxa
618:anal fin
486:Caldwell
392:tautonym
321:when he
303:Taxonomy
297:Sparidae
255:Synonyms
242:Species
214:Swainson
197:Sparidae
193:Family:
167:Chordata
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157:Animalia
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606:maxilla
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398:Species
386:of the
378:means "
376:Calamus
308:Calamus
281:Calamus
208:Calamus
203:Genus:
183:Order:
173:Class:
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