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Genus Family: Carangidae 🍽️ 1 Edible 🎣 15 Game Fish

Trachinotus

Common name: Pompanos

Deep-bodied, highly prized game and food fish found in tropical and warm-temperate seas.

Species
20
Max Length
122 cm
Max Weight
36.0 kg
Max Lifespan
23 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.73
Threatened
-

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
20
🔄 Diadromous
1

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
Least Concern 19
Data Deficient 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
5 spp.
Suriname
3 spp.
GF
3 spp.
Guyana
3 spp.
Venezuela
3 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
3 spp.
Brazil
3 spp.
Colombia
3 spp.
Grenada
2 spp.
KY
2 spp.
Panama
2 spp.
VG
2 spp.
Costa Rica
2 spp.
United States
2 spp.
PR
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
200 m

🏆 World Records

weight
Permit - 27.21 kg
Trachinotus falcatus
🎣 Roque Aleman 📍 Ilha Comprida, Brazil 📅 Nov 2016