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Plata pompano

Trachinotus marginatus Cuvier, 1832

Status not recordedbony fish

The plata pompano (Trachinotus marginatus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the plata pompano

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 plata pompano live?

Not recorded

Is the plata pompano 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 plata pompano classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachinotus
  7. SpeciesTrachinotus marginatus Cuvier, 1832
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Southern pompanoEnglish
  • vidlatka tečkovanáCzech
  • Pámpano SudamericanoSpanish
  • Pampo-do-sulPortuguese
  • 緣邊鯧鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the plata pompano

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

Pampano

Trachinotus africanus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the plata pompano?

The plata pompano (Trachinotus marginatus) 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). Plata pompano (Trachinotus marginatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/plata-pompano

MLA

“Plata pompano (Trachinotus marginatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/plata-pompano.

BibTeX
@misc{plata_pompano_2026,
  title = {Plata pompano (Trachinotus marginatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plata-pompano},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}