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Pollock
Pollachius virens
Atlantic pollock (`Pollachius virens`) is a cold-water gadoid common in the North Atlantic. It schools over offshore reefs, wrecks, and drop-offs, feeding on fish and crustaceans; it is a popular commercial and recreational species.
Pollock
Pollachius pollachius
Pollock (Pollachius pollachius) is a fast-swimming gadid of the northeastern Atlantic, often taken around rocky coasts, reefs, and offshore banks. It feeds on small fish and crustaceans and is a popular sea angling species where it is abundant.
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) is a fast-swimming marine jack of warm coastal waters, known for its deep, disk-like body and forked tail. It feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks over sandy bottoms and surf zones; records suggest a broad tropical–subtropical range, though local occurrence varies.
Porkfish
Anisotremus virginicus
Porkfish is a colorful grunt of shallow tropical reefs and seagrass beds, named for the dark snout band that resembles a pig’s nose. It is mostly an inshore reef fish, commonly seen in small groups over hard bottom in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.
Powder Blue Tang
Acanthurus leucosternon
The Powder Blue Tang is a bright Indo-Pacific surgeonfish prized in the aquarium trade, not a typical sport fish. It grazes on algae over reefs and is highly territorial, especially around other tangs and similar-shaped fish.
Princess Damsel
Pomacentrus vaiuli
Princess Damsel (Pomacentrus vaiuli) is a small Indo-Pacific damselfish of coral reefs and lagoon rubble, often seen in pairs or small groups near shelter. It is not a major target fish, but it is common in reef aquariums and on shallow reef margins.
Princess Parrotfish
Scarus taeniopterus
Princess Parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus) is a reef-dwelling parrotfish of the tropical western Atlantic, common around coral and rocky reefs. It grazes algae and contributes to reef bioerosion; larger individuals may shift toward more mobile invertebrate-rich diets.
Puddingwife Wrasse
Halichoeres radiatus
Puddingwife Wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus) is a Caribbean reef wrasse common on coral and rocky bottoms. It is a colorful, small predatory fish that picks crustaceans and worms from the reef and is more often seen by divers than targeted by anglers.
Purple Tang
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Purple Tang is a vivid Indo-Pacific surgeonfish, prized in reef aquariums and occasionally encountered on coral reefs and lagoon slopes. It grazes on algae and is known for its bright purple body and yellow tail.
Purple Wrasse
Notolabrus fucicola
Purple Wrasse (Notolabrus fucicola) is a temperate reef wrasse of southern Australia and nearby waters, often seen around kelp-covered rocky coastlines. It is an active bottom-forager that picks invertebrates from algae and reef crevices.
Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti
Pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti is a tiny, highly camouflaged reef fish that lives almost exclusively on gorgonian sea fans. It is best known for its tight host specificity and extreme mimicry, making it difficult to spot in the wild.
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) is a reef butterflyfish that forms schools above steep outer reef slopes and drop-offs. It feeds mainly on plankton in the water column and is more often seen than targeted by anglers.