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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!

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 30-64 cm
Peso: 0.5-3.6 kg
Esperanza de vida: 3-7 años
Velocidad de nado: 40 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 30 m
Tipo de agua: Agua salada

Dieta y alimentación

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

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Piscívoro

Los organismos piscívoros son animales que subsisten principalmente de una dieta a base de peces.

Costero

Los hábitats costeros son entornos dinámicos situados a lo largo de la interfaz entre la tierra y el mar, influenciados por las mareas, las olas y el agua salada.