Species: Carangoides otrynter, Thread pompano, Threadfin jack
head angular
Carangoides otrynter (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Threadfin jack, Thread pompano
Body deep, compressed; head profile angular; both jaws with a band of teeth, at least at the front; gill rakers on first arch (excluding rudiments) 15-17 + 21-23; dorsal rays VIII + I, 18-19; anal rays II + I, 16-17; elongate and filamentous lobes on dorsal and anal fins; dorsal and anal fins not followed by finlets; pectoral fins longer than head; lateral line anteriorly with moderate arch, the curved part about equal to straight part; straight rear part of lateral line with 0-15 scales, followed by 40-52 small scutes (large, hard spiny scales); a large isolated scaleless area covering front of breast and extending up onto base of pectoral fins .
Generally silvery to silver grey; an elongate black spot on the upper corner of the operculum; small dark blotches between bases of dorsal rays.
Size: grows to 60 cm.
Habitat: coastal pelagic.
Depth: 0-100 m.
Southern Baja and the central Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Revillagigedos, Galapagos and Malpelo.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom + water column
- Bottom
- Near Bottom
- Mid Water
- Habitat
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- Water column
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Mud
- Sand & gravel
- Estuary
- FishBase Habitat
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- Bentho-Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- Continent
- All species
- TEP endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 60
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 100
