Pompano
Genus of fishes
title: "Pompano" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["taxa-named-by-bernard-germain-de-lacépède", "trachinotinae", "trachinotus"] description: "Genus of fishes" topic_path: "general/taxa-named-by-bernard-germain-de-lacepede" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompano" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of fishes ::
| name = Pompano | image = Pompano common.jpg | image_caption = Florida pompano (T. carolinus) | taxon = Trachinotus | authority = Lacépède, 1801 | type_species = Scomber falcatus | type_species_authority = Forsskål, 1775 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. | synonyms = {{collapsible list|
- Acanthinion Lacepède, 1802
- Baillonus Rafinesque, 1815
- Bothrolaemus Holbrook, 1855
- Caesiomorus Lacepède, 1801
- Doliodon Girard, 1858
- Glaucus Bleeker, 1863
- Hypodis Rafinesque, 1810
- Pampanoa Fowler, 1906
- Psenopsis Gill, 1862
- Zalocys D.S Jordan & E.A. McGregor, 1898 | synonyms_ref =
Pompanos ( ) are marine fish 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. They are found worldwide in warmer seas, sometimes also entering brackish waters.
Description
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 is straight-edged, tapering sharply to a narrow caudal peduncle. Their dorsal and anal fins are typically sickle-shaped, with very long anterior rays and a succession of much shorter rays behind, with a similarly long & curved, deeply forked tail which has a narrow base. They are typically overall silvery in color, sometimes with dark or yellowish fins, and one or a few black markings on the side of their body.
They are toothless and are relatively large fish, up to about 1.2 m long, although most species reach no more than half or two-thirds of that size.
Species
The 21 currently recognized species in this genus are: ::data[format=table title=""]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Trachinotus africanus | southern pompano | [[File:Trachinotus africanus in UShaka Sea World 1007.jpg |
| Trachinotus anak | oyster pompano | [[File:Trachinotus anak, Changi Beach imported from iNaturalist photo 430204818 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus baillonii | smallspotted dart | [[File:Trachinotus baillonii 474168297 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus blochii | snubnose pompano | [[File:Trachinotus blochii, Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island imported from iNaturalist photo 163865327 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus botla | largespotted dart | [[File:Trachinotus botla.jpg |
| Trachinotus carolinus | Florida pompano | [[File:Trachinotus carolinus (FDA 236) (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus cayennensis | Cayenne pompano | |
| Trachinotus coppingeri | swallowtail dart | [[File:Trachinotus coppingeri 471105332 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus falcatus | permit | [[File:Trachinotus falcatus 597721083 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus goodei | palometa | [[File:Trachinotus goodei 593805465 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus goreensis | longfin pompano | |
| Trachinotus kennedyi | blackblotch pompano | |
| Trachinotus macrospilus | Marquesas dart | |
| Trachinotus marginatus | plata pompano | [[File:Trachinotus marginatus 199067276 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus maxillosus | Guinean pompano | |
| Trachinotus mookalee | Indian pompano | [[File:Trachinotus mookalee, 14310, Penang, Malaysia imported from iNaturalist photo 481396588 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus ovatus | pompano | [[File:Trachinotus ovatus 427453205 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus paitensis | Paloma pompano | [[File:Trachinotus paitensis NJ44-TrPa-PCM-01+1681189292.jpg |
| Trachinotus rhodopus | gafftopsail pompano | [[File:Trachinotus rhodopus 64904304 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus stilbe | steel pompano | [[File:Trachinotus stilbe 428078689 (cropped).jpg |
| Trachinotus teraia | shortfin pompano | |
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Human interactions
Of the 21 recognized species, most are valued as food and some are considered game fish, including the permit (T. falcatus). Several United States Navy submarines have been named after this genus: USS Pompano and USS Permit.
References
References
- {{Cof family
- {{FishBase genus. (2019)
- (2019). "Indo-West Pacific Species of Trachinotus with Spots on Their Sides as Adults, with Description of A New Species Endemic to the Marquesas Islands (Teleostei: Carangidae)". Zootaxa.
- {{Cof genus. Trachinotus
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