Knobbed Porgy

Family Sparidae, PORGIES
Calamus nodosus

Description: Body deep; front profile very steep. Nape projects strongly in large adults. Body generally silvery, with a rosy cast; cheek and snout dark purplish gray, with many bronze spots. Large blue spot at axil of pectoral fin.

Where found: hardbottom, reefs, ledges. N.C. to s. Fla. and entire Gulf of Mexico.

Size: To 46 cm (18 in.).

*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.