THE FISHES OF PORTO RICO. 
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153. Calamus calamus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). “ Pluma” ; Saucer-eye Porgy. 
Head 3.1; depth 2.2; eye 3.4; snout 1.6; maxillary 2.5; interorbital 3.3; preorbital 2.1; D. xii, 12; 
A. iii, 10; pectoral 0.9; ventral 1.5; caudal 1.2; scales 8-54-16; teeth in the outer row in front of each 
jaw enlarged but without distinct canines. Anterior profile forms a regular curve from tip of snout to 
dorsal, save in a small specimen, which has a distinct depression above eye. 
Color in spirits: Not markedly different from that of other examples of the species of I 'nlumux 
in the collection. 
Five examples, 3.5 to 8.75 inches long, collected at Arroyo, Mayaguez, and Boqueron. The range 
of this species is from the Florida Keys southward among the West Indies. It has been recorded from 
Martinique, Jamaica, Cuba, and various points in southern Florida. It attains a length of about a 
foot and a weight, of a pound or more. Those seen in market probably do not average over half a 
pound in weight. It is an excellent food-fish and always commands a fair price. At Key West, 
and apparently in Porto Rico also, it is usually taken with hook and line and affords some sport as a 
game fish. 
Pagellus calamus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., VI, 20C>, pi. 152, 1830, Martinique and Santo Domingo. 
Calamus megacephalus Swainson, Nat. Hist. Fish., II, 222, 1839, Martinique and Santo Domingo; after Cuvier & Valen- 
ciennes. 
Pagellus orbitarius Poey, Memorias, II, 201, 1860, Havana. 
Calamus macrops Jordan &. Gilbert, Synopsis, 927, 1883, Garden Key, Florida. 
Calamus calamus, Jordan & Evermann, 1. c,, 1349, 1898. 
154. Calamus kendalli Evermann & Marsh. “Pluma.’ 1 
Head 3.1; depth 2.1; eye 3.5; snout 1.5; maxillary 2.4; interorbital 3.5; preorbital 2.1; I), xii, 
12; A. nr, 10; pectoral 1; ventral 1.8; caudal 1.3; scales 7-5.3-16. Body deep, back strongly elevated, 
more so than in C. bajonado, but less than in C. calamus or C. proridens, anterior profile a nearly regular 
curve, lacking the abrupt nuchal elevation of those species; eye large, larger than in C. proridens; 7 or 
8 rows of scales on cheek; teeth about as in C. proridens; molars in two or more rows on sides, those 
of inner row much the largest, those in front becoming more numerous and merging into cardiform 
teeth, the most anterior of which in each jaw are somewhat enlarged; in front of upper jaw are 2 
much enlarged antrorse canines, curved slightly upward; highest dorsal spine 2. 7 in head, second anal 
spine 4.6. 
Color in spirits: Silvery, sides with bluish longitudinal lines following rows of scales, plainest 
above; a pale-blue line bordering orbit below; some blue lines on preorbital, not evidently reticulated 
