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Saltwater

Gilthead Seabream

Sparus aurata

Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) is a Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic sparid prized for table quality and sport. It is a coastal fish that feeds on shellfish and crustaceans on sandy and seagrass bottoms, and it is often farmed and stocked outside its native range.

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Saltwater

Gilthead Seabream

Sparus aurata

A Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic seabream often found around inshore structure.

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Saltwater

Girdled Scalyfin

Parma unifasciata

The Girdled Scalyfin (Parma unifasciata) is a small Australian reef damselfish noted for its bold banding and algae-grazing habits. It is not a common angling target; most encounters are by divers around shallow temperate reefs.

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Saltwater

Globefish

Diodon nicthemerus

Globefish (Diodon nicthemerus) is a poorly documented porcupinefish species with global occurrence records but limited species-specific biological and angling information. Like other Diodon, it is a spiny, inflatable marine fish that likely lives near reefs and feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates.

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Saltwater

Gold Blotch Grouper

Epinephelus costae

Gold Blotch Grouper (Epinephelus costae) is a large reef-associated grouper of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It favors rocky reefs and coastal drop-offs, and is mostly a solitary ambush predator feeding on fish and crustaceans.

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Saltwater

Golden Damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon aureus

Golden Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish with a bright yellow body that often hovers among branching corals and rubble. It is more of an aquarium/reef-viewing species than a target fish, and angling information is limited.

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Freshwater

Golden Dorado

Salminus brasiliensis

Golden dorado is a large, toothy South American characiform prized as a hard-fighting predator in warm river systems. It hunts aggressively in current and often ambushes prey around structure, drop-offs, and riffles.

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Freshwater

Golden Perch

Macquaria ambigua

Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) is a widespread Australian freshwater native prized by anglers and common in inland rivers and impoundments. It moves with flows, forms schools, and feeds heavily on aquatic insects, shrimp, yabbies, and small fish.

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Saltwater

Golden Rabbitfish

Siganus guttatus

Golden rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus) is a tropical Indo-Pacific herbivore often found on shallow reefs, lagoons, and seagrass edges. It is edible and can be taken by anglers, but handling care matters because the dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines are venomous.

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Freshwater

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

The Golden Redhorse is a large North American sucker with a bronze-gold body and red tail and fins. It lives in clear to moderately turbid rivers and larger streams, where it uses a downturned mouth to feed on bottom invertebrates.

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Freshwater

Golden Shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Golden Shiner is a small, deep-bodied North American minnow commonly used as live bait. It favors warm, quiet waters and often moves in tight schools near vegetation and cover.

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Freshwater

Golden Topminnow

Fundulus chrysotus

Golden Topminnow (Fundulus chrysotus) is a small North American killifish of shallow vegetated waters in the Southeast, where it often schools near the surface. It is not a common sport fish; most anglers encounter it incidentally while minnowing for larger species.

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