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Pampano

Trachinotus africanus Smith, 1967

Status not recordedbony fish

The pampano (Trachinotus africanus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the pampano

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 pampano live?

Not recorded

Is the pampano 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 pampano classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachinotus
  7. SpeciesTrachinotus africanus Smith, 1967
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • African pompanoEnglish
  • Southern African pompanoEnglish
  • Southern pompanoEnglish
  • vidlatka jižníCzech
  • Pompaneau africainFrench
  • Pampo-africanoPortuguese
  • Африканский трахинотRussian
  • 非洲鯧鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pampano

Other species in the same genus Trachinotus.

Derbio

Trachinotus ovatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Permit

Trachinotus goodei

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Dart

Trachinotus blochii

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Permit

Trachinotus falcatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePampano vs DerbioPampano vs Northern dartPampano vs PermitPampano vs Dart

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the pampano?

The pampano (Trachinotus africanus) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pampano (Trachinotus africanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pampano

MLA

“Pampano (Trachinotus africanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pampano.

BibTeX
@misc{pampano_2026,
  title = {Pampano (Trachinotus africanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pampano},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}