Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Carangiformes (Order)
└Carangidae (Family)
└Trachinotus (Genus)
└T. rhodopus (Species)
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