Trachinotus rhodopus Gafftopsail pompano

Trachinotus rhodopus is commonly referred to as Gafftopsail pompano. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Gafftopsail pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus).2017

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AphiaID:: 273297

Scientific:: Trachinotus rhodopus
German:: Stachelmakrele
English:: Gafftopsail Pompano

Category:: Jacks and Pompanos

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Trachinotus (Genus) > rhodopus (Species)
Initial determination:: Gill, 1863

Occurrence:: El Salvador, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, USA
Size:: up to 24.02" (61 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Trachinotus africanus
Stachelmakrele
Trachinotus anak
Trachinotus baillonii
Dreifleck-Gabelmakrele
Trachinotus blochii
Kurz- oder Stumpfnasen-Makrele
Trachinotus botla
Großgepunktete Stachelmakrele
Trachinotus carolinus
Florida-Gabelmakrele, Florida-Stachelmakrele
Trachinotus cayennensis
Trachinotus coppingeri
Trachinotus falcatus
Trachinotus goodei
Stachelmakrele
Trachinotus goreensis
Trachinotus kennedyi
Trachinotus marginatus
Stachelmakrele
Trachinotus maxillosus
Trachinotus mookalee
Trachinotus ovatus
Bläuel
Trachinotus paitensis
Trachinotus rhodopus
Stachelmakrele
Trachinotus stilbe
Stachelmakrele
Trachinotus teraia

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-06-04 20:30:43
Last edit:: 2015-06-04 20:30:43

Info

Gill, 1863

Trachinotus rhodopus inhabits inshore sandy areas and clear waters around reefs and rocky areas.
This pelagic species is often observed in large schools, feeding on zooplankton near the surface.
Gafftopsail pompano also feeds on a variety of invertebrate animals and fishes.
This species is found to a depth of 30 meters.
Source: IUCN

Synonym:
Trachynotus rhodopus Gill, 1863

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Carangidae (Family) > Trachinotus (Genus) > Trachinotus rhodopus (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Gafftopsail pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus).2017

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