Species FAO code: POO

Trachinotus blochii

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Pompano	–
France	fr pompaneau lune	–
Germany	de Pompano	–
Italy	it Leccia indopacifica	–
Portugal	pt Sereia	–
Spain	es Palometa oriental	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801)

Scientific name

Trachinotus blochii

Author

(Lacepède, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

POO

Morphological description

Description: Dorsal side silvery blue grey, ventrally paler; large adults golden orange, especially snout and ventral half of body. Dorsal snout profile very steep and broadly rounded. Fins dorsal greater than anal, soft-rays greatly elevated, spines embedded and inconspicuous in large adult; caudal strongly forked, caudal peduncle grooves absent. (Ref. 2334, 90102)

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCarangidae
    - GenusTrachinotus
      - SpeciesTrachinotus blochii

Synonyms

Scomber falcatus Forsskål, 1775
Caesiomorus blochii Lacepède, 1801
Trachinotus blochi (Lacepède, 1801)
Trachinotus falcatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Trachynotus falcatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Trachynotus blochi (Lacepède, 1801)
Trachinotus fuscus Cuvier, 1832

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801)

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Trachinotus blochii

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest