Calamus calamus

Behavior:

Adult saucereye porgies are common on coral reefs, but juveniles favor seagrass habitat. They have a varied diet consisting of mollusks, worms, brittle stars, crabs and sea urchins. Globally, there are 13 species of porgy, also sometimes called bream. Only one of these, the Australasian snapper, occurs in the Pacific Ocean.

Predators:

Sharks and barracuda.

Did you know?

The scientific name of the saucereye porgy comes from the Greek mythological figure of Kalamos. In the ancient tale, Karpos and his brother Kalamos were competing in a swimming contest in the Meander river. Karpos drowned, and Kalamos, in his grief, allowed himself to drown too. He was then transformed into an aquatic plant, similar to the seagrass where saucereye porgies are often found.