| Aspect: | Usually plain white-ish/light silver body, featuring a very pronounced domed back and steeply plunging forehead towards very low emplaced mouth. Dorsal, pectoral and anal fins translucent. |
| Population: | Common. |
| Notable feature: | Darker "rim" around eye, pale horizontal iridescent lines across snout between eyes and upper lip, has a distinctive very light blue bar just behind the eye and above the gill area. Like Sheepshead Porgy, top of body turns yellow under stress. |
| Environment: | Usually found close to bottom searching for food in coral sand, solitary |
| Behaviour: | Ignores divers, if not approached too closely. |
Last update: 22/10/15
Pluma Porgy
- French designation: Daubenet Plume
- Latin designation: Calamus Pennatula
- Creole designation: -
- Latin family: Sparidae
- Size (cm): 20-30
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