. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Lagodon rhomboides Adult. 5 cm (fromGoode 1884) Common Name: pinfish Scientific Name: Lagodon rhomboides Other Common Names: bream, pin perch, sand perch, sailor's choice, butterfish; sarselema (French); poisson beurre (Cajun French); sargo selema, chopa espina (Spanish) (Fischer 1978, Muncy 1984). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Sparidae Value Commercial: The pinfish is included in the
. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Lagodon rhomboides Adult. 5 cm (fromGoode 1884) Common Name: pinfish Scientific Name: Lagodon rhomboides Other Common Names: bream, pin perch, sand perch, sailor's choice, butterfish; sarselema (French); poisson beurre (Cajun French); sargo selema, chopa espina (Spanish) (Fischer 1978, Muncy 1984). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Sparidae Value Commercial: The pinfish is included in the unclassified or industrial fish categories in commercial catch statis- tics (Fischer 1978, Muncy 1984). It is a potential source of fish meal, and has value as a forage fish for many commercial fish species (Muncy 1984). It also contrib- utes a small part to the industrial groundfish fishery of the northern Gulf of Mexico (Roithmayr 1965). Pinfish are caught mainly with trawls, but also with gill nets, trammel nets, beach seines, traps, and on hook and line (Fischer 1978). Commercially caught fish are marketed for food are mostly sold as fresh product. Recreational: Pinfish are often caught while fishing for other species (Muncy 1984). Although it is excellent eating, the pinfish is not widely consumed due to its relatively small size (Fischer 1978). It is often sought by young anglers (Shipp 1986). Recreational fishery information for the Gulf of Mexico (except Texas) showed an estimated total catch of 8,674,000 pinfish in 1992 (O'Bannon 1994). Indicator of Environmental Stress: Pinfish have been used extensively in bioassay experiments on the toxic- ity of hydrocarbons (Finucane 1969, Parrish, et al. 1975, Schimmel et al. 1977) and physiological experi- ments studying the effects of hydrocarbons and envi- ronmental conditions on fish (Cameron 1969b, Cameron 1970, Kloth 1970, Kjelson and Johnson 1976, Lee et al. 1980). Ecological: The pinfish is an estuarine dependent species
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