Pompano

For other uses, see Pompano (disambiguation).
Pompano
Florida pompano, (T. carolinus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachinotus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Scomber falcatus
Forsskål, 1775
Species

See text.

Pompanos /ˈpɒmpən/ are marine fishes in the genus Trachinotus in the family Carangidae (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 and toothless with a forked tail and narrow base. Of the 20 described species, most are valued as food. Some species are considered prize delicacies and game fish. A similar species is known as the permit, T. falcatus: two United States Navy submarines are named after it.

The Florida pompano, T. carolinus, reaches about 45 cm (18 in) and 1.5 kg (3.3 lb), while the permit reaches about 90 cm (35 in) and more than 14 kg (31 lb).

Species

The 20 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Trachinotus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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