calamus, Pagellus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:206, Pl. 152 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Martinique Island, West Indies. Lectotype: MNHN A-8108 (dry). Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-5565 (1) also type of Calamus pennatula, 0000-5566 (1), 0000-8664 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:51-52 [ref. 20898]. Lectotype established by Randall & Caldwell 1966:36 [ref. 9053]. •Valid as Calamus calamus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Randall & Caldwell 1966:34 [ref. 9053], Robins & Ray 1986:183 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:441 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:229 [ref. 24474], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:267 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:162 [ref. 27754], Carpenter 2003:1563 [ref. 27092], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:85 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:146 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:393 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:150 [ref. 32708], Robertson et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34961], Parenti 2019:74 [ref. 36892], Robertson et al. 2020:163 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:670 [ref. 38945], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:70 [ref. 39585], Robertson et al. 2022:87 [ref. 39353], Carvalho-Filho 2023:171 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:207 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Calamus calamus (Valenciennes 1830). Sparidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Espíritu Santo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.