Fish

Pompano

The Florida pompano is a species of marine fish in the Trachinotus (pompano) genus of the family Carangidae. It has a compressed body and short snout; coloration varies from blue-greenish silver on the dorsal areas and silver to yellow on the body and fins.

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Pomfret

See: Atlantic pomfret Pomfrets are scombriform fish belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially Brama brama in South Asia. The earlier form of the pomfret’s name was “pamflet”, a word which probably ultimately comes from Portuguese pampo, referring to

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Pollock

Pollachius pollachius is a species of marine fish in the family Gadidae. FAO uses the English name pollack for this species, whereas in American English it is known as European pollock.

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Plaice

The European plaice, commonly referred to as simply plaice, or schol in Dutch, is a species of marine flatfish in the genus Pleuronectes of the family Pleuronectidae.

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Pinfish

Lagodon rhomboides, the pinfish, is a species of seabream in the family Sparidae. It is a small, scaled coastal fish of the western Atlantic, ranging from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Pikeperch

See: Perches The Volga pikeperch, or Volga zander (Sander volgensis), is a species of fish in the perch family Percidae. It is found in Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The Volga pikeperch, or Volga zander (Sander volgensis), is a species of fish in the

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Pike

The northern pike, also known as jack, northern or simply pike, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (pikes). It is commonly found in fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Pigfish

Orthopristis chrysoptera, the pigfish, hogfish, piggy perch, redmouth grunt or sailor’s choice, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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Pickerel

The chain pickerel, also known as Jackfish, Mud Pike, or Southern Pike is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family of order Esociformes. The chain pickerel and the American pickerel belong to the Esox genus of pike.

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