Palometa, Pompano or Permit.


I like to catch all types of fish and this Gafftopsail Pompano is just an example of how sometimes little things are just gold to me.

Sometimes the small things in life are gold. Gafftopsail Pompano Cabo San Lucas.
Sometimes the small things in life are gold. Gafftopsail Pompano Cabo San Lucas.

Pompanos

The 20 currently recognized species in this genus are:

Trachinotus anak J. D. Ogilby, 1909 (oyster pompano)
Trachinotus baillonii (Lacépède, 1801) (smallspotted dart)
Trachinotus blochii (Lacépède, 1801) (snubnose pompano)
Trachinotus botla (G. Shaw, 1803) (largespotted dart)
Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Florida pompano)
Trachinotus cayennensis G. Cuvier, 1832 (Cayenne pompano)
Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884 (swallowtail dart)
Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (permit)
Trachinotus goodei D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (palometa)
Trachinotus goreensis G. Cuvier, 1832 (longfin pompano)
Trachinotus kennedyi Steindachner, 1876 (blackblotch pompano)
Trachinotus marginatus G. Cuvier, 1832 (plata pompano)
Trachinotus maxillosus G. Cuvier, 1832 (Guinean pompano)
Trachinotus mookalee G. Cuvier, 1832 (Indian pompano)
Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (pompano)
Trachinotus paitensis G. Cuvier, 1832 (Paloma pompano)
Trachinotus rhodopus T. N. Gill, 1863 (gafftopsail pompano)
Trachinotus stilbe (D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1899) (steel pompano)
Trachinotus teraia G. Cuvier, 1832 (shortfin pompano)