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Species catalogue
Pompano
Order
Perciformes
Family
Carangidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Oval and compressed body. Small mouth. Lateral line almost straight. Two dorsal fins, the first with 6 short hard spines. Two small spines in front of the anal fin, separated from her. Color blue-gray metallic on the back and silvery white on the flanks and belly. A longitudinal series of 4-5 black spots elongated in the center of the flanks. Lobes of the dorsal, anal and caudal fins black. Up to 70 cm in length.
Characteristics
FAO code
POP
POP
Specie
Trachinotus ovatus
Trachinotus ovatus
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
International denominations
Germany
Gabelmakrele
France
Palomine
Italy
Leccia stella
Portugal
Sereia-camochilo
United Kingdom
Pompano
Fishing areas
