Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Gafftopsail Pompano
Trachinotus rhodopus
Gafftopsail Pompano
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Trachinotus rhodopus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family) Jacks
      └Trachinotus (Genus)
       └T. rhodopus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273297🔗
iNaturalist ID: 85122🔗

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