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Pacific Sand Lance
Ammodytes personatus
Pacific sand lance are slender schooling forage fish that burrow into sandy bottoms and emerge to feed in the water column. They are important prey for salmon, seabirds, and marine mammals, and are seldom targeted as a sport fish.
Pacific Trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
Pacific Trumpetfish is a long, slender reef ambush predator of the Indo-Pacific, often hovering vertically or head-down beside coral, sponges, or seagrass. It uses camouflage and sudden suction strikes to seize small fishes and shrimp.
Painted Comber
Serranus scriba
Painted Comber (Serranus scriba) is a small Mediterranean serranid with bold blue-and-orange facial lines and a barred body. It lives over rocky reefs and seagrass, often perching near cover and striking small prey in ambush.
Painted Frogfish
Antennarius pictus
Painted Frogfish is a camouflaged ambush predator of Indo-Pacific coral and rocky reefs, where it mimics sponges or algae and waits motionless for prey. It is a rare bycatch for anglers and is better admired than targeted.
Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus
Painted Greenling is a small Pacific rockfish-relative that lives around kelp and rocky reefs from Alaska to Baja California. It is boldly mottled and often rests close to structure, where it feeds on small crustaceans and fishes.
Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Painted Sweetlips (Diagramma pictum) is a reef-associated grunter with a deep body and striking spotted juvenile pattern that fades with age. It occurs on coastal reefs, lagoons, and sandy areas near structure across the Indo-West Pacific; adults are wary and often feed at dusk and night.
Palenose Parrotfish
Scarus psittacus
Palenose Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) is a reef-associated parrotfish of the Indo-Pacific, common on coral and rocky reefs where it grazes algae. Its beaklike teeth and color-changing adults make it easy to spot, but it is not a major target for most anglers.
Paletail Unicornfish
Naso brevirostris
Paletail Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) is a reef-associated surgeonfish of the Indo-Pacific that grazes on algae and drifts in small schools. Adults develop a forward-pointing bony bump and a strongly forked paletail, while juveniles are more subdued and less distinctive.
Palette Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) is a reef-associated surgeonfish best known for its bright blue body, black markings, and yellow tail. It grazes on algae and often forms loose groups on coral-rich slopes and lagoon reefs across the Indo-Pacific.
Palometa
Trachinotus goodei
Palometa (Trachinotus goodei) is a compact pompano found in warm coastal waters of the western Atlantic and Caribbean. It commonly feeds over sandy bottoms and surf zones, and is a light-tackle gamefish where present.
Panamic Fanged Blenny
Ophioblennius steindachneri
Panamic Fanged Blenny is a small eastern Pacific rocky-shore blenny known for its pronounced canine-like teeth and territorial behavior. It is mostly an observation species rather than a true sport fish, and reliable angling information is limited.
Panamic Sergeant Major
Abudefduf troschelii
Panamic Sergeant Major is a striped damselfish common on rocky reefs and tidepools along the eastern tropical Pacific. It is a bold, schooling omnivore that readily pecks at small benthic foods and is often very approachable by divers.