Knobbed porgy

The Knobbed porgy lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 7 - 90 m environment.

The knobbed porgy is a beautifully colored, deep-bodied sparid that has a conspicuously steep forehead and bony protrusions just in front of the eyes. More

Knobbed porgy have deep bodies. The head slopes steeply upward, giving the nape a knobby, protruding appearance, especially in large adults. The body is silvery with a rosy or bluish-greenish cast and the cheek and snout is dark grayish purple, with many yellow spots. More

Knobbed Porgy Fish Species Information Scientific Fish Name: Calamus nodosus Other Fish Species Names: Majarr More

The knobbed porgy has a conspicuously steep forehead and bony protrusions just in front of the eyes. The body is iridescent silvery blue, and the head is purplish with numerous yellow-bronze spots and blue streaks under the eyes. More

Knobbed Porgys prefer to eat bottom-dwelling creatures such as snails, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, clams and barnacles. Small fish are consumed but to a lesser degree. More

The knobbed porgy is found in warm, shallow waters near shore. They occasionaly venture into brackish and freshwater. More

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The knobbed porgy has a deep, compressed, almost triangular- shaped body, due to the strongly sloping head profile. The color is silver with a rosy iridescence. The snout is purplish, with many small yellowish dots under the eyes. More

Common names

Daubenet bouton in French (français)
knobbed porgy in English
Majarrón pecoso in Spanish (español)
mojarrón pecoso in Spanish (español)
Pluma botón in Spanish (español)
瘤突芦鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
瘤突芦鲷 in Unknown
瘤突蘆鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
瘤突蘆鯛 in Unknown

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