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Family Carangidae, JACKS and POMPANOS
Trachinotus carolinus
Description: greenish
gray on back, shading to silvery sides; fish in dark waters showing
gold on throat, pelvic, and anal fins; deep flattened body with small
mouth; no scutes; 22 to 27 soft dorsal rays; 20 to 23 soft anal rays;
origin of anal fin slightly behind origin of second dorsal.
Similar Fish: permit,
T. falcatus, palometa,
T. goodei.
The permit is deeper bodied; dorsal body profile not strongly angled at
insertion of second dorsal fin; pompano rarely grow larger than 6
pounds, permit common to 40 pounds.
Where found: INSHORE
and NEARSHORE waters, especially along sandy beaches, along oyster
banks, and over grassbeds, often in turbid water; may be found in water
as deep as 130 feet.
Size: usually less than 3 pounds.
*Florida Record: 8 lbs, 1 oz.
Remarks: spawns
OFFSHORE between March and September; feeds on mollusks and
crustaceans, especially sand fleas; local movements are influenced by
the tide, and seasonal movements are influenced by temperature.
* The Florida records
quoted are from the Department of Environmental Protection's printed
publication, Fishing Lines and are not necessarily the most current
ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.
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