Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Gafftopsail Pompano
Gafftopsail Pompano
Scientific Name: Trachinotus rhodopus
Family: Carangidae
Category: Jacks
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama

Fish
Silvery fishes
Jacks

Gafftopsail Pompano

Black Jack

Horse-Eye Jack

Blue Runner

Bluefin Trevally

Barcheek Trevally

Bar Jack

Yellow Jack

Almaco Jack

Whitetongue Jack

Rainbow Runner

Permit

Palometa

Chubs
Bonnetmouths
Tarpons
Needlefishes
Spadefishes
Halfbeaks
Mackerels
Porgies
Mojarras
Bonefishes
Mackerels and Tunas
Barracudas

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