African Pompano

Alectis ciliaris

Also known as: Amberjack, Cilliated Threadfish, Cobblerfish, Cuban Jack, Diamond Trevally, Fiddler, Gamefish, Hairfish, Indian Threadfin Trevally, Pennantfish, Pennant Trevally, Round-headed Pennentfish, Scad, Shoemaker, Silver Mirrorfish, Sunfish, Thread Pompano, Threadfin, Threadfin Jackfish, Threadfin Mirrorfish, Threadfin Pompano, Threadfin Trevally, Thread-finned Trevally, Threadfish, Trevally

ALSO KNOWN AS

Amberjack
Cilliated Threadfish
Cobblerfish
Cuban Jack
Diamond Trevally
Fiddler
Gamefish
Hairfish
Indian Threadfin Trevally
Pennantfish
Pennant Trevally
Round-headed Pennentfish
Scad
Shoemaker
Silver Mirrorfish
Sunfish
Thread Pompano
Threadfin
Threadfin Jackfish
Threadfin Mirrorfish
Threadfin Pompano
Threadfin Trevally
Thread-finned Trevally
Threadfish
Trevally

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010

LIFE STAGE

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African Pompano juvenile, photographed at Curacao, Curaçao — @JolineCuracao · Curacao, Curaçao · July 20181 / 11

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Overview

Juveniles diamond shaped, with long trailing filaments, shrinking and then disappearing with age, found close to shores. This juvenile is thought to mimic venomous jellyfish with it's long filaments.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: stripes
Fins & Tail: filament fins
Behaviour: mimic solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

Range · Circumtropical
Exact location · 2
Country only · 9

RANGE

Circumtropical

Juvenile photos 11

Discussion 4

Other stages have their own discussion: 3 comments on the adult.

4 comments

Chicquita· 23 Feb 2012
Hi, There was another spotting here in Sydney NSW Australia. I posted in www.projectnoah.org under 'unknown spotting' by ChicquitaRajawali. nigel.brennan ID my fish and gave me this link. Thankyou.
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Door snorkler· 19 Sept 2017
Juveniles Sited at Mahu Kona and Hapuna Beach Big Island Hawaii
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Kevin Geoffrey· 31 May 2016
Wife caught hers today. Juvenile northern banks of Canaveral seashore Florida. Specifically area 3.
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Talltony· 21 Jul 2011
We just took picture of this fish inside shark river basin over the weekend, what a beauty fish, hope it makes with all the snapper bluefish in the water, may have been an aquarium fish dumped in the river, or misplaced
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