Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)

Scientific name: Trachinotus carolinus Linnaeus, 1766

Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)

The Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Occurs in coastal waters, commonly entering bays and estuaries. Juveniles found in sandy beaches exposed to wave action. Absent from insular areas with coralline habitats. Generally forms small to large schools. Feeds on mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates and small fish. Excellent food fish. Highest priced marine food fish in the USA. Has been reared in captivity.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachinotus carolinus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
64.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
70 m (230 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 70 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA through the Gulf of Mexico and scattered localities in the West Indies to Brazil. Also found in Argentina. Absent from clear waters of Bahamas and similar islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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