Facts: The Great Pompano (Palometa)
Quick facts about these schooling fish! The great pompano (palometa, Trachinotus goodei). Great pompano facts!
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The great pompano is a marine fish that inhabits the coastal waters
of the western Atlantic from Massachusetts to Argentina.
Their depth ranges from the surface to 40 feet.
Adults are usually found in clear, coastal areas
and in the surf zone along sandy beaches where they form large schools.
They are also found around reefs and rocky areas.
Juveniles are common near clean, sandy beaches.
Great pompanos are silvery in color, with narrow, dark vertical bars on their upper body.
Their body is diamond-shaped and compressed.
Their snout is blunt.
They have large, dark dorsal and anal fins.
Their large tail fin is deeply forked.
Great pompanos are fast swimmers, and they are able to make quick maneuvers.
They feed on crustaceans, polychaete worms, insect pupae, mollusks, and fish.
They often forage as a group.
They are fished commercially and also farmed for aquaculture.
Their maximum length is 20 inches.
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