Trachinotus carolinus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Florida pompano
French : Pompaneau de Floride

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Carangiformes
Family : Carangidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species reaches a length of 64 cm for a weight of 3.8 kg. Round back, small head a mouth, laterally compressed body. Flanks are very smooth and shiny silvery. Elongated fins are yellow, darkening to black on tips.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the western Atlantic ocean, from north USA to Gulf of Mexico, south to Brazil. Locally found in Argentina and west Indies. Lives in coastal waters, bays, estuaries and areas with wave action, to 70 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is very common in suitable habitat within its range. Targeted by fisheries and may suffer from overfishing on local scale.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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