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{{Speciesbox
| name = Pluma porgy
| image = FMIB_38067_Calamus_kendalli_Evermann_%26_Marsh_%27Pluma%27.jpeg
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| genus = Calamus
| species = pennatula
| authority = (Guichenot, 1868)
}}The Pluma porgy (Calamus pennatula) is an ocean-going fish of the family Sparidae. In many parts of the Caribbean, it is simply known as the Pluma, while in Jamaica can be called the Pimento grunt,[ and is sometimes called the West Indian porgy in the United States.][ The Pluma porgy was described by Alphone Guichenot, a French zoologist who taught, researched, and participated in specimen collecting trips on behalf of the National Natural History Museum in Paris, in 1869.] Found only in the Atlantic ocean, Pluma porgies are the most common member of their genus in the Antilles, where they are often used for food[—though ciguatera poisoning has been reported as a result of this.] DescriptionThe Pluma porgy is similar to its relative, the Jolthead porgy (C. bajonado). However, it has fewer rays on its Pectoral fins than the Jolthead.[ The Pluma porgy has both 12 spines and 12 soft rays on its dorsal fin, while it has only 3 spines and 10 rays on its anal fin.][ Their heads are somewhat steep when viewed in profile, and have poorly developed prefrontal tubercles.[7] The Pluma porgy's overall color is silvery with purple, or lavender iridescence, individual scales have brown-yellow edges with iridescent, blue-green spots.[7]] Distribution and habitatPluma porgies inhabit are found only in the western Atlantic, in a region from the Bahamas to Brazil; this includes much of the southern Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Adults live at depths of up to {{convert|85|m}}, but usually between {{convert|5|to|30|m}}.[ They inhabit rocky areas, reefs, and also flat bottoms,][ where they feed on crabs, mollusks, sea worms, brittle stars and hermit crabs.][ The young are found in somewhat shallower water.] References1. ^1 2 Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 368 p.
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}}External links{{Wiktionary|pluma|porgy|calamus|pennatula}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q3751923}}{{DEFAULTSORT:porgy, Pluma}} 3 : Calamus|Fish of the Caribbean|Fish described in 1868 |