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Caranx ciliaris, Print, The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris), also known as the pennant-fish or threadfin trevally, is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults often inhabiting coastlines, while juveniles are usually pelagic, floating with ocean currents. The adult African pompano is similar in appearance to the other members of the genus Alectis, with the concave shape of the head near the eyes; the clearest distinguishing feature. The juveniles are similar to other members of Alectis, having long, filamentous dorsal and anal fin tips which are thought to discourage predators. The species lives in depths less than 100 m, consuming a range of crustaceans and small fishes. The species is of minor economic importance, often taken amongst other tropical midwater fishes by hook and line, while juveniles are occasionally caught in beach seines. African pompano are also highly rated game fish, often considered one of the strongest of the jacks in larger sizes., 1700-1880.

Caranx ciliaris, Print, The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris), also known as the pennant-fish or threadfin trevally, is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults often inhabiting coastlines, while juveniles are usually pelagic, floating with ocean currents. The adult African pompano is similar in appearance to the other members of the genus Alectis, with the concave shape of the head near the eyes; the clearest distinguishing feature. The juveniles are similar to other members of Alectis, having long, filamentous dorsal and anal fin tips which are thought to discourage predators. The species lives in depths less than 100 m, consuming a range of crustaceans and small fishes. The species is of minor economic importance, often taken amongst other tropical midwater fishes by hook and line, while juveniles are occasionally caught in beach seines. African pompano are also highly rated game fish, often considered one of the strongest of the jacks in larger sizes., 1700-1880.
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Caranx ciliaris, Print, The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris), also known as the pennant-fish or threadfin trevally, is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults often inhabiting coastlines, while juveniles are usually pelagic, floating with ocean currents. The adult African pompano is similar in appearance to the other members of the genus Alectis, with the concave shape of the head near the eyes; the clearest distinguishing feature. The juveniles are similar to other members of Alectis, having long, filamentous dorsal and anal fin tips which are thought to discourage predators. The species lives in depths less than 100 m, consuming a range of crustaceans and small fishes. The species is of minor economic importance, often taken amongst other tropical midwater fishes by hook and line, while juveniles are occasionally caught in beach seines. African pompano are also highly rated game fish, often considered one of the strongest of the jacks in larger sizes., 1700-1880
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100 M • 1700-1880 • ADULT AFRICAN POMPANO • ADULT • ADULTS • AFRICAN POMPANO • ALECTIS CILIARIS • ALECTIS • AMONGST • ANAL FIN TIPS • ANATOMY: HEAD • APPEARANCE • BEACH SEINES • CARANGIDAE • CARANX CILIARIS • CLEAREST DISTINGUISHING FEATURE • CONCAVE SHAPE • CONSIDERED • CONSUMING • CRUSTACEANS • DEPTHS LESS • DISCOURAGE PREDATORS • EYE • EYEBALLS • EYES • FILAMENTOUS DORSAL • FLOATING • GENUS ALECTIS • HAVING LONG • HEAD (ANATOMY) • HEAD (BODY) • HEAD • HIGHLY RATED GAME FISH • HOOK • INHABITING COASTLINES • JACK FAMILY • JACKS • JUVENILES • LARGER SIZES • LINE • MEMBERS • MINOR ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE • OCCASIONALLY CAUGHT • OCEAN CURRENTS • PENNANT-FISH • PRINT • RANGE • SMALL FISHES • SPECIES LIVES • SPECIES • STRONGEST • THOUGHT • THREADFIN TREVALLY • TROPICAL MARINE FISH • TROPICAL MIDWATER FISHES • TROPICAL WATERS WORLDWIDE • USUALLY PELAGIC • WIDELY DISTRIBUTED SPECIES