Jolthead porgy
Calamus bajonado
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- Peak months
- Typical depth
- to 45 m
- Typical size
- Up to 24 inches
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- Coastal waters to 45 m (150 ft.). They range from Rhode Island to Bermuda, and from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
- diet
- Feed mainly on invertebrates.
- preferred bait
- Not recorded
- preferred lures
- Not recorded
- techniques
- Regarded as a good fish, but may cause ciguatera.
- peak months
- Not recorded
States with a source record
Source evidence by state
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