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Paloma Pompano

Trachinotus paitensis

Classification

Fishing in Peru has existed for thousands of years, beginning as small fishing communities who lived off the ocean. By the 1400s, these communities became organized under the Inca Empire, and they developed, or had already developed, economic specialization. Fishing and fisheries did not develop economically until post-World War II.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 6