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Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of the Carangidae, or the order Perciformes. 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.
The Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus [2]) is a species of marine fish in the Trachinotus genus of the family Carangidae. It has a compressed body and short snout ; coloration varies from blue-greenish silver on the dorsal areas and silver to yellow on the body and fins.
Pompano Beach (/ ˈ p ɒ m p ən oʊ / POM-pə-noh) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States.It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Fort Lauderdale and 36 miles north of Miami.
Pampus argenteus, the silver pomfret or white pomfret (or pompano to avoid confusion with true pomfrets of the genus Bramidae), is a species of butterfish that lives in the Indo-West Pacific, spanning the coastal waters of the Middle East, Eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. [2]
Trachinotus ovatus, the pompano which is also known as the derbio or silverfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae, the jacks. It has large, strong fins. It is common in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles and Scandinavia, where it is a vagrant, to the Gulf of Guinea and Angola. [2]
The pompano dolphinfish (Coryphaena equiselis) is a species of surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are one of only two members of the family Coryphaenidae, the other being the mahi-mahi or common dolphinfish. [2] Pompano dolphinfish have a lifespan of three to four years.
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The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris), also known as the pennant-fish or threadfin trevally, is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults often inhabiting coastlines , while juveniles are usually pelagic , floating with ocean currents .