#2272 · 🐟 fish

Pinfish

Lagodon rhomboides

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

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 .

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,872iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
7,872 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).