Trachinotus africanus Southern pompano

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

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Scientific:: Trachinotus africanus
German:: Stachelmakrele
English:: Southern Pompano

Category:: Jacks and Pompanos

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Trachinotus (Genus) > africanus (Species)
Initial determination:: Smith, 1967

Occurrence:: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, Yemen
Size:: up to 36.22" (92 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Predatory, Schrimps, Snails
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:: 2015-06-03 20:25:31
Last edit:: 2015-06-03 20:25:31

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Smith, 1967

Adult species of Southern pompano inhabit coastal areas with reefs or rocky outcrops in a depthrange of 20 to 50 meters.

These large fishs are found normally in pairs on reefs, but may also be solitary or form schools.

This species also occour in brackish water.

Diet: mollusks (mussels) and crabs!

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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