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Pinfish These little voracious fish fight hard for their size and attack and eat anything they can fit in their mouths. This fish was caught, photographed and released in the Florida Keys. Fish,Florida,Geotagged,Lagodon rhomboides,Pinfish,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Pinfish

These little voracious fish fight hard for their size and attack and eat anything they can fit in their mouths. This fish was caught, photographed and released in the Florida Keys.

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The pinfish, ''Lagodon rhomboides'', is a saltwater fish of the Sparidae family, the breams and porgies. It inhabits mostly subtropical shallow coastal waters of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States and Mexico. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Lagodon''. Other common names include pin perch, sand perch, and butterfish.

Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by travismorhardt
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By travismorhardt

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Uploaded Nov 12, 2013. Captured Mar 20, 2012 12:03 in 23076 Lookdown Lane, Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA.
  • Canon PowerShot A2200
  • f/8.0
  • 1/202s
  • ISO80
  • 5mm