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Trachinotus rhodopus Gill, 1863

Gafftopsail pompano
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Guatemala country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 2850.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Trachinotinae
Etymology: Trachinotus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina.   Subtropical

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