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Pompanos
Trachinotus
Pompanos (/ˈpɒmpənoʊ/ POMP-ə-noh) 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 the Carangidae, or the order Perciformes. Their appearance is of deep-bodied fishes, exhibiting strong lateral compression, with a rounded face and pronounced curve to the anterior portion of their dorsal profile. Their ventral profile is noticeably less curved by comparison, while their anterior profile...
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 21 known species
Florida Pompano
speciesTrachinotus carolinus
Pompano
speciesTrachinotus ovatus
Permit
speciesTrachinotus falcatus
Smallspotted Dart
speciesTrachinotus baillonii
Palometa
speciesTrachinotus goodei
Snubnose Dart
speciesTrachinotus blochii
Gafftopsail Pompano
speciesTrachinotus rhodopus
Shortfin Pompano
speciesTrachinotus teraia
Swallowtail Dart
speciesTrachinotus coppingeri
Steel Pompano
speciesTrachinotus stilbe
Giant Oystercracker
speciesTrachinotus anak
Common Dart
speciesTrachinotus botla
Paloma Pompano
speciesTrachinotus paitensis
Blackblotch Pompano
speciesTrachinotus kennedyi
Southern Pompano
speciesTrachinotus marginatus
Indian pompano
speciesTrachinotus mookalee
Longfin Pompano
speciesTrachinotus goreensis
Guinean Pompano
speciesTrachinotus maxillosus
Southern Pompano
speciesTrachinotus africanus
Cayenne Pompano
speciesTrachinotus cayennensis
Marquesas dart
speciesTrachinotus macrospilus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51412.