Sheepshead porgy
Topic: Biology
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Calamus |
| Species: | C. penna
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| Calamus penna (Valenciennes, 1830)
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The sheepshead porgy (Calamus penna) is a species of fish of the porgy family, Sparidae, only found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is only distantly related to the California sheephead of the Pacific Ocean. Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn is named after this fish.
External links
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Calamus penna" in FishBase. 10 2008 version.
- Photos of Sheepshead porgy on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q969159 entry
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