Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

African Pompano
Alectis ciliaris
African Pompano
Also known as: Threadfin Trevally
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Alectis ciliaris
Size: Up to 3 ft. (120 cm)  
Depth: 0-300 ft. (0-90 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family) Jacks
      └Alectis (Genus)
       └A. ciliaris (Species)

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