Calamus taurinus, Galapagos porgy : fisheries

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Calamus taurinus (Jenyns, 1840)

Galapagos porgy
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Calamus: Greek, kalamos = reed, cane (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Jenyns.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 3 - 40 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical

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Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 11482)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 10.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs over sand-rubble bottoms adjacent to reefs (Ref. 11482). Its strong molariform teeth are well adapted for crushing crabs, clams, and snails (Ref. 28023). An important food fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18 - 23.3, mean 21.3 °C (based on 10 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01064 - 0.04934), b=2.95 (2.78 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 96.6 [47.6, 185.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.822 [0.448, 1.665] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [16.6, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.17 [0.10, 0.31] g/100g; Selenium = 51.8 [24.1, 112.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.1 [5.2, 78.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.16 [0.75, 1.76] mg/100g (wet weight);