Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Sparidae | Lagodon rhomboides | (Linnaeus) | 1766 | Pinfish |
Lagodon rhomboides
Unique Characters: Front teeth in jaws incisors, strongly flattened, not conical. Front teeth in jaws very broad incisors. Body with dark spots, stripes, or bars. No dark blotch on caudal peduncle; a forward-projecting spine at base of front of dorsal fin, sometimes covered with skin. Incisors in front of jaws deeply notched. Molars in sides of jaws mostly in 2 rows, partially in 3 rows.
Similar Species: None
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