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The name comes from the panga fish, which is commonly netted. The upswept bow of the boat resembles the machete or knife called a panga. Photo of pangas at Tiburón Island by Steve Marlett. [citation needed] Photo of pangas at La Antigua River, Mexico, by Philo Nordlund. [citation needed] Photo of a panga in the Comoros Islands by M. Wanasimba.
The panga ( Pterogymnus laniarus ), or panga seabream is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Pterogymnus. This species is endemic to the coasts of South Africa. The panga is an important species in commercial line ...
Though the term used is the same throughout the Philippines, "bangka" can refer to a very diverse range of boats specific to different regions. [1] Bangka was also spelled as banca, panca, or panga (m. banco, panco, pango) in Spanish. [2] [3] It is also known archaically as sakayan (also spelled sacayan).
At least four people were detained after a panga boat washed ashore in Laguna Beach Tuesday - the second such incident this month.
La Niña ( Spanish for The Girl) was one of the three Spanish ships used by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in his first voyage to the West Indies in 1492. As was tradition for Spanish ships of the day, she bore a female saint's name, Santa Clara. However, she was commonly referred to by her nickname, La Niña ('The Little Girl'), which ...
Pseudopangasius Bleeker, 1862. Neopangasius Popta, 1904. Sinopangasius Chang & Wu, 1965. Pangasius is a genus of medium-large to very large shark catfishes native to fresh water in South and Southeast Asia. The term "pangasius" is sometimes used to specifically refer to the commercially important basa fish, P. bocourti.
The panga boats capsized around 11:30 p.m., officials said, adding that a passenger on another boat that made it to the shore of Black's Beach with 15 people on board called 911 to report that ...
Millettia stuhlmannii, commonly known as panga panga, is a well-known species of timber tree [1] that is native to the southeastern Afrotropics. The wood of the tropical species M. laurentii has similar qualities and uses, but is slightly darker, and lacks the copious yellowish white resin of the heartwood vessels. [ 2 ]