Snubnose Dart

The fish body shape can be described as fusiform body plane. The shape is streamlined or torpedo resemblance. The body is also elongated helping to reduce drag as it is a burst swimmer. This is an adaptation to evade predators. Another adaptation it has to escape predators is the coloration, the dorsal side is darker to camouflage into the environment if predated from above. Likewise, it is lighter in color on the ventral, or abdominal, side to blend into the environment if predated from below. Its colouration is yellow hence the common names referring to it as "golden". Females are typically larger than the males, with one study finding them to be 17% larger than males after reaching 7 months of age. The length of the fish is between 40–65 cm (16–26 in). It typically weighs 3.4 kg (7.5 lb). It is metabolically active and continuously swims thus requiring a high energy diet.

T. blochii is found from the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and eastern Africa to the central Pacific Ocean. This range includes northern Japan and as far south as the coast of southern New South Wales.

Juvenile pompano live in small schools, or groups, until they reach maturation. Adults are solitary.