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Florida pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

The Florida pompano is a shiny, silver fish that loves to swim in warm ocean waters. It has a flat body and is known for being delicious to eat!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Florida pompano has a shimmering silver body with a distinct gold-yellow belly and a deeply forked, bright yellow tail. Its body is flattened and oval-shaped, making it appear sleek and fast as it glides through the water, looking different from rounder reef fish.

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Florida pompano
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Florida pompano

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Pompano eggs float freely in the open ocean until they hatch into new fish.

Pompano scales are so tiny, their skin feels incredibly smooth to the touch!

Their scientific name, Trachinotus carolinus, means 'rough back' in Greek!

They sometimes leap right out of the waves, like tiny silver rockets!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sand Sentinel

Florida pompano can rapidly bury themselves in sand because of their streamlined body, which helps them hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Swift Swimmer

Florida pompano has a powerful, deeply forked tail that helps them achieve bursts of speed for hunting prey and escaping danger.

Fähigkeit

Water Spitter

Florida pompano can spit jets of water at the sandy bottom to dislodge and uncover hidden prey, an amazing hunting trick!

Maße und Details

Länge
30-64 cm
Gewicht
0.5-3.6 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-7 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
40 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
30 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

Florida pompano mainly eat tiny crabs, small mollusks, and other small invertebrates from the ocean floor.

Altersunterschiede: Young pompano eat smaller plankton and tiny crustaceans, while adults switch to larger crabs and mollusks.

Hauptnahrung

  • Sand fleas (Emerita talpoida)
  • Coquina clams (Donax variabilis)
  • Small crustaceans
  • Marine worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bull shark

Carcharhinus leucas

A top predator in coastal waters.

eaten by

Bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Fast marine mammal hunting fish.

eaten by

Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus maculatus

Predatory fish in open water.

eats

Mole crab

Emerita talpoida

Digs in sand, a favorite food.

eats

Coquina clam

Donax variabilis

Small bivalves living in surf.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always be careful near the water and ask an adult before going swimming.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Florida pompano?

30-64 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Florida pompano?

0.5-3.6 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Florida pompano?

3-7 Jahre

Was frisst Florida pompano?

Florida pompano mainly eat tiny crabs, small mollusks, and other small invertebrates from the ocean floor.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Florida pompano?

40 km/h

Wo findet man Florida pompano normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Florida pompano?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Florida pompano?

30 m

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