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(Encyclopedia)CE5 classification, in biology, the systematic categorization of organisms into a coherent scheme. The original purpose of biological classification, or systematics, was to organize the vast number...pompano
(Encyclopedia)pompano pŏmˈpənō, common name for fishes of the genus Trachinotus, members of a large and important family (Carangidae) of mackerellike fishes, abundant in warm seas around the world. They have de...Pompano Beach
(Encyclopedia)Pompano Beach pŏmˈpənō [key], city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean beaches, excellent fishi...amberfish
(Encyclopedia)amberfish: see pompano.amberjack
(Encyclopedia)amberjack: see pompano.moonfish
(Encyclopedia)moonfish: see pompano.leather jack
(Encyclopedia)leather jack: see pompano.pilot fish
(Encyclopedia)pilot fish: see pompano.jack, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)jack: see pompano; tuna. ...cavalla
(Encyclopedia)cavalla kəvălˈə [key]: see pompano. ...Browse by Subject
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