littlehead porgy
Calamus proridens Jordan & Gilbert, 1884
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The littlehead porgy (Calamus proridens) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. They are only found in the western portion of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, where they are often caught and used as food.
Wikipedia contributors, Littlehead porgy; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:00:31.181484+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Calamus proridens Jordan & Gilbert, 1884
- Name authority
- Jordan & Gilbert, 1884
- Common name
- littlehead porgy
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Calamus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
- genusCalamus Swainson, 1839
- speciesCalamus proridens Jordan & Gilbert, 1884
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Calamus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Calamus mu Randall & Caldwell, 1966 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| knobbed porgyCalamus nodosus Randall & Caldwell, 1966 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sheepshead porgyCalamus penna (Valenciennes, 1830) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calamus cervigoni Randall & Caldwell, 1966 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calamus taurinus (Jenyns, 1840) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S., & Gilbert, C. H. (1884). Note on Calamus proridens, a new species of Calamus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 7 (no. 417): 150. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.7-417.150 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5X77F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.