Florida pompano
📖 Overview
Adults occur in coastal waters, commonly entering bays and estuaries. Juveniles found in sandy beaches exposed to wave action . Adults are absent from insular areas with coralline habitats . They generally form small to large schools. They feed on mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates and small fish. Excellent food fish . Highest priced marine food fish in the USA . Have been reared in captivity .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Florida pompano is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 1 - 70 m . Subtropical; 43°N - 38°S, 97°W - 35°W West Indies (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates and small fish
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Butterfish · Carolina Pompano · Cobbler · Cobblerfish · Common Pampano · Common Pompano · Florida Pompano · Pompano |
| 🌍CES | vidlatka floridská |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Almindelig pompano |
| 🇩🇪German | Florida-Pompano |
| 🇫🇷French | Carangue, Carangue france, Sole · Carangue, Carangue france, Tanche grise · Pompaneau sole |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | pompano |
| 🇵🇱Polish | sierpik karoliński |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Enxova · Pampo-da-Flórida |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обыкновенный помпано |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pampano amarillo · palorneta común |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 北美鯧鰺 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasterosteus carolinus | Linnaeus | 1766 | Synonym |
| Trachinotus pampanus | Cuvier | 1832 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 128 records indexed .
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