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Pacific pompano

fish
Also known as: Peprilus simillimus
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  • Butterfish
    butterfish

    …cm (8 inches) long; the Pacific pompano (Peprilus simillimus), a silvery Californian fish; and Pampus argenteus, a black-spotted, Oriental fish.

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    …cm (8 inches) long; the Pacific pompano (Peprilus simillimus), a silvery Californian fish; and Pampus argenteus, a black-spotted, Oriental fish.

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  • snubnose pompano
    pompano

    The Pacific pompano (Peprilus simillimus) is a food fish of the butterfish (q.v.) family.

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    The Pacific pompano (Peprilus simillimus) is a food fish of the butterfish (q.v.) family.

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