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Pomp

Alectis alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pomp (Alectis alexandrina) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the pomp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pomp live?

Not recorded

Is the pomp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pomp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusAlectis
  7. SpeciesAlectis alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Synonyms Alectis alexandrinus, Alepes djeddaba, Atule djeddaba, Blepharis alexandrinus, Caranx alexandrinus, Caranx cala, Caranx calla, Caranx djeddaba, Caranx gallus, Caranx goreensis, Gallichthys aegyptiacus, Gallichtys aegyptiacus, Gallus alexandrinus, Hynnis goreensis, Scyris alexandrina, Scyris alexandrinus, Selene goreensis, Vomer alexandrinus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • African threadfishEnglish
  • Alexandria pompanoEnglish
  • CarangueEnglish
  • PompanoEnglish
  • Threadfin horse mackerelEnglish
  • ΠλατυκοκκάλιGreek
  • Jurel de AlejandríaSpanish
  • MussoliniFrench
  • דבשתן ים-תיכוניHebrew
  • iskender baligiTurkish
  • Cordonnier BossuFrench
  • Hynnis de GoréeFrench
  • Scyris D'AlexandrieFrench
  • Vomer de GoréeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pomp

Other species in the same genus Alectis.

Jack

Alectis ciliaris

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePomp vs Jack

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pomp?

The pomp (Alectis alexandrina) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pomp (Alectis alexandrina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alectis-alexandrina

MLA

“Pomp (Alectis alexandrina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alectis-alexandrina.

BibTeX
@misc{alectis_alexandrina_2026,
  title = {Pomp (Alectis alexandrina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alectis-alexandrina},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}