Blackblotch pompano
📖 Overview
Adults occur in coastal waters . They are common in shallow water and feed mainly on mollusks, but also take crustaceans and small fishes . Juveniles are frequently encountered in estuaries and feed on a variety of benthic invertebrates . Marketed fresh and salted or dried .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body short, deep, and compressed; mouth small; teeth small, villiform, and only slightly hooked, didsappearing with age; lower branch of first gill arch with 9 to 12 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 6 spines followed by another spine and 17 to 19 soft rays (VII+I,17-19); nape prominent in adults; upper third of head and body dark; belly silvery; a dark axillary stain I covered by the pectoral fin .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackblotch pompano is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blackblotch pompano is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blackblotch pompano is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical; 33°N - 20°S
🌿 Ecology
mollusks, but also take crustaceans and small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blackblotch Pompano · Permit · Pompano |
| 🌍CES | vidlatka Kennedyova |
| 🇫🇷French | Pompaneau Argenté |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Pampo-de-bochecha-escura |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mero Pampano · Pámpano · Pámpano Plateado · Pámpano Ñato · pámpano gitano · Ñato |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 肯氏鯧鰺 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trachinotus cuvieri | Jordan & Starks | 1895 | Heterotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 13 records indexed .
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