FishincSpecies catalog
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
Permit (Trachinotus falcatus) belongs to the family Carangidae. Habitat: salt water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Trachinotus falcatus |
|---|---|
| Family | Carangidae |
| Habitat | Salt water |
| Group | Jacks |
| Other names | Cobbler, Permit Fish, Yellow-wax Pompano |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Mexico and Caribbean saltwater, South America saltwater, US and Canada saltwater |
Identifying features
- Very deep, compressed, almost round jack with a blunt rounded head
- Long sickle-shaped dorsal and anal fin lobes
- Silvery body with a dark grey-blue back, sometimes an orange patch near the anal fin
- Deeply forked tail
Permit in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Permit |
| French | Carangue à Plumes, Carangue Plume, Pompaneau Plume |
| Spanish | Palometa, Pampanillo, Pampanito |
| Portuguese | Sernambiguara |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Pampo |
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