Shortfin pompano
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit coastal waters . Enters brackish waters for reproduction and ascends rather far up the lower courses of rivers . Unique in spending the whole live cycle in myxohaline environment, without a marine phase; seasonality of recruitment seems to indicate that favourable conditions for reproduction and larval survival are limited to the dry season although sexual maturity occurs all year round . Feeds on fry and young shrimps up to 125 mm fork length, diet of larger specimens mainly malacophagous (bivalves), the shells of which are crushed with well-developed pharyngeal jaws . Also feeds on fish, shrimps and crabs . Maximum fork length recorded was 610 mm .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Diagnosis: body short and deep (depth comprised 1.8-2.5 times in fork length) . Snout rounded; mouth small; maxillary reaching to below hind margin of pupil . No teeth on tongue . 2 dorsal fins, 1st with 6 spines, 2nd with 1 spine and 19-21 soft rays; anal fin with 2 short, detached spines followed by 1 spine and 16-18 soft rays . Soft dorsal and anal fin lobes shorter than head . Pectoral fins short; scales small, cycloid and partially embedded in skin; lateral line very slightly arched over pectoral fins, without scutes . No distinct spots/dark blotches or other colour marks on body . Coloration: back bluish-grey or greenish, sides and ventrum silvery, without distinctive markings; fins dark; lobes of dorsal, anal and caudal fins darker to black .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shortfin pompano is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 28°N - 7°S
🌿 Ecology
fry and young shrimps up to 125 mm fork length, diet of larger specimens mainly malacophagous (bival
📐 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 | Shortfin Pompano · Terai pompano |
| 🌍CES | vidlatka krátkoploutvá |
| 🇫🇷French | pompaneau né-bé |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Pampo-de-barbatana-curta |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | pámpano terayo |
| 🌍WOL | Ferai guedj |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 短鰭鯧鰺 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trachinotus martini | Steindachner | 1870 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 20 records indexed .
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