Family : Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : African pompano
Fish Name : Alectis ciliaris
Max size : 150 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573); max. published weight: 22.9 kg (Ref. 40637)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 60 - 100 m
Climate : subtropical; 42°N - 24°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Worldwide in tropical seas. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Santos, Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 9626). Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Algoa Bay, South Africa and to Sri Lanka (Ref. 3197, 3287). Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-22; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 15-20. Body superficially naked, with minute and embedded scales. Body silvery with light metallic bluish tinge dorsally; a small diffuse dark spot on opercle. Weakly developed scutes, appearing naked. Only fish in the family that does not have dorsal fin spines throughout life (Ref. 26938). Juveniles with long trailing filaments (Ref. 48635).
Biology : Pelagic in neritic and oceanic waters, sometimes near the bottom (Ref. 5217, 58302). Small juveniles may be found near the shore (Ref. 5217); adults near bottom to depths of 60 m (Ref. 26938). Feed on sedentary or slow moving crustaceans and occasionally feed on small crabs and fishes (Ref. 9283). Juveniles are attractive aquarium fish, but do not do well in captivity (Ref. 12484). Excellent food fish (Ref. 9626); marketed fresh or dried or salted (Ref. 9283)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Halstead, B.W.. 1970
Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F.
Main Ref : Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)

India country information
Common Names : काट बांगदा, അഗൊരി, അഗോരി, Agori, Kat-bangada, Threadfinned trevally
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses