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 Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus
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Pompanos are marine fishes in the Trachinotus genus of the Carangidae family (better known as "jacks"). Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of Carangidae, or the order Perciformes. Their appearance is deep bodied and mackerel-like, typically silver colored and toothless with a forked tail and narrow base. There are twenty described species and most are valued as seafood. Some species are considered prize delicacies and game fish. One species is also known as the permit, and two United States Navy submarines are named after it.
The Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus, reaches about 45 cm (18 inches) and 1.5 kg (three pounds), while the permit, Trachinotus falcatus reaches about 90 cm (three feet) and more than 14 kg (thirty pounds plus).
Species
There are twenty described species:
- Southern pompano, Trachinotus africanus (Delsman, 1941).
- Oyster pompano, Trachinotus anak Ogilby, 1909.
- Smallspotted dart, Trachinotus baillonii (Lacépède, 1801).
- Snubnose pompano (Round pompano), Trachinotus blochii (Lacépède, 1801).
- Largespotted dart, Trachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803).
- Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766).
- Cayenne pompano, Trachinotus cayennensis Cuvier, 1832.
- Swallowtail dart, Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884.
- Permit, Trachinotus falcatus (Valenciennes, 1833).
- Palometa, Trachinotus goodei Jordan & Evermann, 1896.
- Longfin pompano, Trachinotus goreensis (Cuvier, 1833).
- Blackblotch pompano, Trachinotus kennedyi Steindachner, 1876.
- Plata pompano, Trachinotus marginatus (Gill, 1863).
- Guinean pompano, Trachinotus maxillosus Cuvier, 1832.
- Indian pompano, Trachinotus mookalee Cuvier, 1832.
- Derbio, Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758).
- Paloma pompano, Trachinotus paitensis Cuvier, 1832.
- Gafftopsail pompano, Trachinotus rhodopus (Gill, 1863).
- Steel pompano, Trachinotus stilbe (Jordan & McGregor, 1899).
- Shortfin pompano, Trachinotus teraia Cuvier, 1832.
References
- "Trachinotus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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