Grass Porgy

Family Sparidae, PORGIES
Calamus arctifrons

Description: pale tan to silvery; dark olive above; dark bar across nape extends through eye to corner of mouth; dark blotches on body, in about 5 vertical and 4 horizontal series, suggesting interrupted bars and stripes; blotch near front of lateral line most prominent; dark V at base of caudal fin; lobes of caudal fin with dark bars.

Size: to 25 cm (10 in.).

Where found: inshore seagrass beds.

*The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.