探検魚類

Pinfish

lagodon rhomboides

The Pinfish is a small, colorful fish that loves to swim in warm coastal waters. Kids will enjoy spotting its vibrant blue and silver scales as it darts around in the sea!

生息地: Warm coastal waters and estuaries along the Atlantic Ocean.

外見

The Pinfish has an oval-shaped, silvery body with yellow fins and several faint dark vertical bars. It has a distinctive small black spot behind the gill cover and a spiny dorsal fin. Its compact shape makes it well-suited for maneuvering through dense vegetation.

AnimaliaChordataActinopterygiiPerciformesSparidaeLagodon
Pinfish
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Pinfish

カテゴリ

魚類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Pinfish get their name from their very sharp, needle-like spines!

They often clean parasites off larger fish, acting like tiny underwater dentists!

When startled, pinfish can quickly change their body color to blend in with surroundings!

Young pinfish love to hide in floating clumps of seaweed, drifting like tiny ocean explorers!

特殊能力

能力

Spine Defense

Pinfish has sharp dorsal spines that help them protect themselves from predators by making them difficult to swallow.

能力

Seagrass Camouflage

Pinfish can blend into seagrass beds because of their silvery-barred bodies that helps them hide from bigger fish.

能力

Omnivore's Feast

Pinfish has a varied diet that helps them survive by eating many different types of small plants and animals.

能力

Shell Cracker

Pinfish can crush small shells because of their strong teeth that helps them eat tiny mollusks.

サイズと詳細

長さ
10-30 cm
体重
0.1-0.5 kg
寿命
2-3 年
遊泳速度
15 km/h
最大深度
20 m
水質
汽水

食性と食事

Pinfish are omnivores, munching on tiny plants and animals found on the seafloor.

年齢による違い: Younger pinfish eat more small invertebrates; adults consume more plant material and larger prey.

主な食物

  • small crustaceans
  • mollusks
  • worms
  • algae
  • seagrass

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Gray Snapper

Lutjanus griseus

A common prey for larger predatory fish in estuaries.

eaten by

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Herons often hunt pinfish in shallow coastal waters.

eats

Turtle Grass

Thalassia testudinum

Pinfish graze on the blades of this common seagrass.

eats

Eastern Oyster

Crassostrea virginica

They nibble on small oysters and their larvae.

特徴

別名

LagodonPinfish Snapper

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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よくある質問

Pinfishの長さは何ですか?

10-30 cm

Pinfishの体重は何ですか?

0.1-0.5 kg

Pinfishの寿命は何ですか?

2-3 年

Pinfishは何を食べますか?

Pinfish are omnivores, munching on tiny plants and animals found on the seafloor.

Pinfishの遊泳速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Pinfishは通常どこに生息していますか?

Warm coastal waters and estuaries along the Atlantic Ocean.

Pinfishはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Pinfishの最大深度は何ですか?

20 m

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