Gafftopsail pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus)

Scientific name: Trachinotus rhodopus Gill, 1863

Gafftopsail pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus)

The Gafftopsail pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Zuma Beach in southern California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Body deep (becoming deeper with age) and compressed; mouth small; jaw teeth small, villiform, and only slightly hooked; decreasing in number with age but always present; lower branch of first gill arch with 13 to 15 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 6 spines followed by another spine and 19 to 21 soft rays (VI+I, 19-21); anterior lobes of the second dorsal and anal fins elongated; body silvery with 4 to 6 pale yellow vertical bars that become dark after death; dorsal, anal, and caudal fins yellowish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachinotus rhodopus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
61.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Zuma Beach in southern California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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