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Pinfish
Lagodon rhomboides
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
PigfishOrthopristis chrysoptera
Western Atlantic SeabreamArchosargus rhomboidalis
Bluestriped GruntHaemulon sciurus
Spot CroakerLeiostomus xanthurus
Silver JennyEucinostomus gula
ScupStenotomus chrysops
SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus
Sheepshead MinnowCyprinodon variegatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 76,445 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 37,687 |
| Alabama | 16,250 |
| Louisiana | 1,636 |
| North Carolina | 1,128 |
| Mississippi | 808 |
| South Carolina | 270 |
| Virginia | 219 |
| Maryland | 106 |
| Georgia | 93 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes |
| Family | Seabreams and Porgies · Sparidae |
| Genus | Lagodon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pinfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.