POMPANO

''For the coastal city, see Pompano Beach, Florida.''
'Pompanos' are marine fishes in the '''Trachinotus''' genus of the Carangidae family. Pompano may also refer to various other members of the Carangidae family and Perciforme order. Their appearance is deep bodied and mackerel-like, typically silver colored and toothless with a forked tail and narrow base. There are twenty described species and most are valued as seafood. Some species are considered prize delicacies and game fish.
The Florida pompano, ''Trachinotus carolinus'', reaches about 45 cm (18 inches) and 1.5 kg (three pounds), while the permit, ''Trachinotus falcatus'' reaches about 90 cm (three feet) and more than 14 kg (thirty pounds plus).

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Species


There are twenty described species:

Southern pompano, ''Trachinotus africanus'' (Delsman, 1941).

Oyster pompano, ''Trachinotus anak'' Ogilby, 1909.

Smallspotted dart, ''Trachinotus baillonii'' (Lacépède, 1801).

Snubnose pompano, ''Trachinotus blochii'' (Lacépède, 1801).

Largespotted dart, ''Trachinotus botla'' (Shaw, 1803).

Florida pompano, ''Trachinotus carolinus'' (Linnaeus, 1766).

Cayenne pompano, ''Trachinotus cayennensis'' Cuvier, 1832.

Swallowtail dart, ''Trachinotus coppingeri'' Günther, 1884.

★ Permit, ''Trachinotus falcatus'' (Valenciennes, 1833).

Palometa, ''Trachinotus goodei'' Jordan & Evermann, 1896.

Longfin pompano, ''Trachinotus goreensis'' (Cuvier, 1833).

Blackblotch pompano, ''Trachinotus kennedyi'' Steindachner, 1876.

Plata pompano, ''Trachinotus marginatus'' (Gill, 1863).

Guinean pompano, ''Trachinotus maxillosus'' Cuvier, 1832.

Indian pompano, ''Trachinotus mookalee'' Cuvier, 1832.

Derbio, ''Trachinotus ovatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758).

Paloma pompano, ''Trachinotus paitensis'' Cuvier, 1832.

Gafftopsail pompano, ''Trachinotus rhodopus'' (Gill, 1863).

Steel pompano, ''Trachinotus stilbe'' (Jordan & McGregor, 1899).

Shortfin pompano, ''Trachinotus teraia'' Cuvier, 1832.

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Pompano en Papillote

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