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Steel pompano

Trachinotus stilbe (Jordan & McGregor, 1898)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the steel 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 steel pompano live?

Not recorded

Is the steel 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 steel pompano classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachinotus
  7. SpeciesTrachinotus stilbe (Jordan & McGregor, 1898)

Synonyms Zalocys stilbe

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Shortfin pompanoEnglish
  • vidlatka peruánskáCzech
  • Stål-pompanoDanish
  • PámpanoSpanish
  • Pompaneau éclatantFrench
  • Pampo-metálicoPortuguese
  • 燈鯧鰺Chinese
  • pámpano aceradoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the steel 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

CompareSteel pompano vs DerbioSteel pompano vs Northern dartSteel pompano vs PermitSteel pompano vs Dart

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the steel pompano?

The steel pompano (Trachinotus stilbe) 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). Steel pompano (Trachinotus stilbe). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/steel-pompano

MLA

“Steel pompano (Trachinotus stilbe).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/steel-pompano.

BibTeX
@misc{steel_pompano_2026,
  title = {Steel pompano (Trachinotus stilbe)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/steel-pompano},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}