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Lagodon rhomboides in Bermuda
Pinfish

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Lagodon rhomboides   (Linnaeus, 1766)
Family:	Sparidae (Porgies)			picture (Larho_u1.jpg) by Flescher, D.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Pinfish
Max. size:	40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3815); max. published weight: 1,510 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	subtropical; 43°N - 20°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7; k >0.30)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Florida Keys, USA and Yucatan, Mexico. Also in northern coast of Cuba; absent in Bahamas or rest of Antilles (Ref. 26938).
Biology:	Commonly found on vegetated bottoms, occasionally over rocky bottoms and in mangrove areas. Enters brackish water and even freshwaters. Often forms large aggregations. Feeds mainly on small animals, especially crustaceans, but also takes mollusks, worms and occasionally small fishes that are associated with the grassy habitat
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Bermuda country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Smith, C.L., 1997
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 3815, 26938.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bd.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Agustin, Liza Q.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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