Trachinotus ovatus

This article is about a species of fish. For genus Trachinotus, see Pompano.

Trachinotus ovatus
T. ovatus near Alonnisos in Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachinotus
Species:
T. ovatus
Binomial name
Trachinotus ovatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Caesiomorus glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Caesiomorus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Centronotus ovalis Lacépède, 1801
  • Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825
  • Glaucus rondeletii Bleeker, 1863
  • Trachinotus madeirensis Borodin, 1934

Trachinotus ovatus, the pompano which is also known as the derbio or silverfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae, the jacks. It has large, strong fins. It is common in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles and Scandinavia, where it is a vagrant, to the Gulf of Guinea and Angola.[2]

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Trachinotus ovatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198644A43155982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198644A43155982.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachinotus ovatus". FishBase. August 2019 version.