The pompano

pompano

Scientific name	Trachinotus ovatus
Descriptor	Linnaeus
Year of description	1758
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Carangidae
Genus	Trachinotus

Introduction

Trachinotus ovatus, commonly known as pompano, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

35 cm
Maximum size

70 cm
Shape

Oval

Average size

35 cm
Maximum size

70 cm
Shape

Oval

How to recognize the pompano ?

The pompano measures between 35 and 70 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly argent body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

living in shoals
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The pompano is a fish living in shoals naturally found at mid-depth. This species is carnivorous .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare qui pond en eau libre

The pompano is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

North Sea Mediterranean Sea Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean Eastern Cold Atlantic Ocean Eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean

islands

Corsica Canary Islands Sardinia Sicily

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

10 - 17 °C
Depth

1 - 200 m
Environment

Active pelagic

Biotope presentation

The pompano is most often found at a depth between 1m and 200m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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Sources & Contributions

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Bibliographic references

Effect of different levels of Spirulina platensis dietary supplementation on the growth, body color, digestion, and immunity of Trachinotus ovatus - Heizhao Lin - Xiaoru Chen - Yukai Yang - Jun Wang - Xiaolin Huang - Zhong Huang - Chuanpeng Zhou - Yun Wang - Wei Yu - Changle Qi - The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh - 2016.