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.

Pinfish aren't widely eaten in the United States because they're small and full of fine bones. They're used more often as live or cut bait than served on a plate.

Pinfish live in the western Atlantic from Massachusetts south to Texas, around Bermuda, and along the northern Yucatan. Adults favor higher-salinity water roughly 30 to 50 feet deep, while juveniles shelter in seagrass beds, jetties, pilings, and mangroves. They're a common nearshore catch along the U.S. Gulf and South Atlantic coasts.