Pompanos ( ) are

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in the

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''Trachinotus'' in the

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Carangidae The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish that includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the ...

(better known as "slabs"). Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of the Carangidae, or the

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Perciformes Perciformes (), also called the Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish in the clade Percomorpha. ''Perciformes'' means " perch-like". Among the well-known members of this group are perches and darters ( Percidae), and als ...

. Their appearance is of deep-bodied fishes, exhibiting strong lateral compression, with a rounded face and pronounced curve to the anterior portion of their dorsal profile. Their ventral profile is noticeably less curved by comparison, while their anterior profile is straight-edged, tapering sharply to a narrow caudal peduncle. Their dorsal and anal fins are typically sickle-shaped, with very long anterior rays and a succession of much shorter rays behind, with a similarly long & curved, deeply forked tail which has a narrow base. They are typically overall silvery in color, sometimes with dark or yellowish fins, and one or a few black markings on the side of their body. They are toothless and are relatively large fish, up to about long, although most species reach no more than half or two-thirds of that size. They are found worldwide in warmer seas, sometimes also entering

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waters. Of the 21 recognized species, most are valued as food and some are considered

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, including the permit (''T. falcatus''). Several

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submarines have been named after this genus: USS ''Pompano'' and USS ''Permit''.

Species

The 21 currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Trachinotus africanus''

J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...

, 1967 (southern pompano) * '' Trachinotus anak'' J. D. Ogilby, 1909 (oyster pompano) * '' Trachinotus baillonii'' (Lacépède, 1801) (smallspotted dart) * ''

Trachinotus blochii ''Trachinotus blochii'', also called the snubnose dart, golden pompano, and golden pomfret, is an Asia-Pacific species of pompano in the family Carangidae. It is a pelagic fish associated with rocky reefs, coral reefs as well as inshore habitats. ...

'' (Lacépède, 1801) (snubnose pompano) * ''

Trachinotus botla Pompanos ( ) are saltwater fish, marine fish in the genus ''Trachinotus'' in the family (biology), family Carangidae (better known as "slabs"). Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of the Carangidae, or the Order (bi ...

'' ( G. Shaw, 1803) (largespotted dart) * '' Trachinotus carolinus'' (

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, 1766) (Florida pompano) * '' Trachinotus cayennensis'' G. Cuvier, 1832 (Cayenne pompano) * '' Trachinotus coppingeri'' Günther, 1884 (swallowtail dart) * ''

Trachinotus falcatus The permit (''Trachinotus falcatus'') is a game fish of the western Atlantic Ocean belonging to the family Carangidae. Adults feed on crabs, shrimp, and smaller fish. Taxonomy The permit was originally classified as ''Labrus falcatus'', though ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (permit) * '' Trachinotus goodei''

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& Evermann, 1896 (palometa) * '' Trachinotus goreensis'' G. Cuvier, 1832 (longfin pompano) * '' Trachinotus kennedyi''

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...

, 1876 (blackblotch pompano) * '' Trachinotus macrospilus'' Smith-Vaniz &

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, 2019 (Marquesas dart) * '' Trachinotus marginatus'' G. Cuvier, 1832 (plata pompano) * '' Trachinotus maxillosus'' G. Cuvier, 1832 (Guinean pompano) * '' Trachinotus mookalee'' G. Cuvier, 1832 (Indian pompano) * '' Trachinotus ovatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (pompano) * '' Trachinotus paitensis'' G. Cuvier, 1832 (Paloma pompano) * '' Trachinotus rhodopus'' T. N. Gill, 1863 (gafftopsail pompano) * '' Trachinotus stilbe'' (D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1899) (steel pompano) * '' Trachinotus teraia'' G. Cuvier, 1832 (shortfin pompano)

References

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q133930 Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède Trachinotinae Trachinotus