Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Perciformes   >   Family Carangidae   >   Genus Trachinotus   

Status:

"Common visitors to the middle and lower Bay in summer and fall and are also caught in the surf in Ocean City. They feed on shellfish and crustaceans and are excellent table fare." (Maryland DNR)

There are 2 records in the project database.

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Florida Pompano in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/2015). Photo by Joseph Balog. (MBP list)

A Florida Pompano caught in Northampton Co., Virginia (10/1/2013). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)


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