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Trachinotus goodei, the palometa, is an ocean-going game fish of the family Carangidae. Other common names include banner pompano, camade fish, cobbler, gafftopsail, great pompano, joefish, longfin pompano, old wife, sand mackerel, streamers jack, wireback.[2] [1] This fish is native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Bermuda to Argentina. It can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.[3]
| Trachinotus goodei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Trachinotus |
| Species: | T. goodei |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachinotus goodei D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 | |
The specific name of this fish honors the American ichthyologist George Brown Goode (1851-1896), who was assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and who was the first to note the presence of this species in the waters of the United States.[4]
The palometa is best recognized by its elongated dorsal and anal fins with dark anterior lobes.[5] The dorsal fin usually has seven or eight spines and 19-20 soft rays, while the anal fin has two or three spines and 16-18 soft rays.[3]
Its coloration varies from gray to blue-green on the top of its head, and the sides are silver with four narrow, vertical bars. A faint fifth bar shows near the base of the tail. The breast usually has an orange tinge. The tail has no scutes, unlike many members of its family.[6]
The largest known palometa was 50 cm (1 ft 8 in) long.[7] The heaviest was 560 g (1 lb 4 oz).[8]
The palometa prefers clear, tropical water in sandy shores and bays. It may school above coral reefs.[6]
Little is known about the reproduction of the palometa. It is thought to spawn far offshore during all seasons except winter.[6] Juveniles have shown high growth rates in maricultural experiments.[9]
In the wild, the palometa eats worms, insect pupae, and smaller fish.[3]
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Though there have been reports of ciguatera poisoning,[10] the palometa is considered primarily a game fish. Although it is used in aquaculture,[3] few are captured for the aquarium trade. In a review of aquarium fish from Ceará in Brazil, only two palometa were exported between 1995 and 2000, both from Fortaleza.[11] It is rarely used for any other purpose than as a gamefish.
Bathers cooling off in the Parana River in Rosario, 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Buenos Aires, Argentina on Christmas Day 2013 were attacked by a fish they called 'palometa'. Up to 70 people were bitten, some lost toes and fingers.[12] The actual species claimed to be responsible for the attack was a type of piranha,[13] as 'palometa' is a general common name used for many species of serrasalmids (including several piranhas) in South America.[14][15]
Palometa, Trachinotus goodei, have been farm raised from eggs by Proaquatix,[16] a fish farm in Florida. They are of commercial interest as an ornamental species for large displays and public aquariums.
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