Family : Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Snubnose pompano
Fish Name : Trachinotus blochii
Max size : 110 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1602); max. published weight: 3,400 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range - 7 m
Climate : tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 3287) to the Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-18. Color generally silvery, paler below; large adults mostly golden orange, especially ventrally. Dorsal snout profile very steep; soft dorsal and anal fin lobes greatly elevated.
Biology : Juveniles inhabit sandy shorelines and shallow sandy or muddy bays near river mouths while adults move out in schools to clear seaward reefs. Found near coral and rock reefs (Ref. 5213). Juveniles in small schools, while adults are usually solitary (Ref. 48635). Feeds primarily on sand mollusks and other hard-shelled invertebrates (Ref. 9710)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Dammann, A.E.. 1969
Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F.
Main Ref : Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)

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Common Names : ळदागौ, कटाटीतका, கொட்டிலி, கூடீல்லீ , പേയട , Fathivali, Katattitaka, Kootili, Ladagoo, Peeyada, Snubnose pampano
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses