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Pomp

Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1863)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pomp (Selene dorsalis) 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. genusSelene
  7. SpeciesSelene dorsalis (Gill, 1863)

Synonyms Selene gibbiceps, Selene goreensis, Vomer dorsalis, Vomer gabonensis, Vomer gibbiceps, Vomer goreensis, Vomer senegalensis

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • African lookdownEnglish
  • African moonfishEnglish
  • BluntnoseEnglish
  • Guinean moonfishEnglish
  • Hair-finned silverfishEnglish
  • Lookdown fishEnglish
  • PampanoEnglish
  • ShinerEnglish
  • Selene africàCatalan
  • kranas africkýCzech
  • Afrikansk hestehovedDanish
  • CritaSpanish
  • afrikanmurjottajaFinnish
  • VomerFrench
  • Peixe-prataPortuguese
  • Африканская рыба-лунаRussian
  • 隆背月鰺Chinese
  • CaracaballoSpanish
  • JorobadoSpanish
  • jorobado africanoSpanish
  • LamparosaSpanish
  • RelojSpanish
  • Assiette AtlantiqueFrench
  • musso africainFrench
  • MussoliniFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pomp

Other species in the same genus Selene.

Flatjack

Selene vomer

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Selene peruviana

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Moonfish

Selene setapinnis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pomp?

The pomp (Selene dorsalis) 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). Pomp (Selene dorsalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/selene-dorsalis

MLA

“Pomp (Selene dorsalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/selene-dorsalis.

BibTeX
@misc{selene_dorsalis_2026,
  title = {Pomp (Selene dorsalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/selene-dorsalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}