Pompilus may refer to:
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Pompilus (wasp)'', a genus of wasps in the family Pompilidae
* ''Pompilus'', a genus of fishes in the family Centrolopidae; synonym of ''
Centrolophus
The black ruff (''Centrolophus niger'') is a medusafish, the only member of the genus ''Centrolophus''. It is a bathypelagic fish found in all tropical and temperate oceans at depths of . Its length is typically up to , but it may reach . Other ...
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* ''Pompilus'', a genus of fishes in the family Carangidae; synonym of ''
Naucrates
The pilot fish (''Naucrates ductor'') is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas.
Description
The pilot fish congregates around sharks, rays, and sea ...
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Pompilus (mythology)
Pompilus ( grc, Πομπίλος, Pompilos, pilot fish) is a minor character in Greek mythology who incurred the wrath of the god Apollo when he foiled the god's plans as he was chasing the nymph Ocyrhoe.
Mythology
During a festival in honou ...
, a Greek mythological character
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