Snubnose pompano

Trachinotus blochii

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–23 m
Water temperature9–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, May, and August
How commonOccasional

About this species

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

Text from the Wikipedia article “Trachinotus blochii”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 12 records
March: 26 records
April: 8 records
May: 33 records
June: 9 records
July: 8 records
August: 24 records
September: 16 records
October: 1 records
November: 6 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–23 m · Deepest record: 32 m

0–10 m: 52 records
10–20 m: 15 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–30 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 58 records
26–28 °C: 59 records
28–30 °C: 76 records
30–32 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Snubnose pompano, Goldfin Permit, permit, Snubnose dart, Snubnose pompano, snubnose pompano, tropical pompano

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Pámpano Lunero, Pámpano Palometa
French: Carangue a plumes, Pompaneau lune
Japanese: Marukoban, マルコバン

Other scientific names: Caesiomorus blochii, Scomber falcatus, Trachinotus blochi, Trachinotus falcatus, Trachinotus fuscus, Trachynotus blochi, Trachynotus falcatus

Similar species

Smallspotted dart
Trachinotus baillonii
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scad
Decapterus macarellus
Indian scad
Decapterus russelli

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
683 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.

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