[Old Wife, Banner Pompano, Palometa, Cobbler, Gafftopsail (Caribbean);
Trachinotus goodei]
This fish is native to the West Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Argentina, including Bermuda, the Caribbean Islands, and Gulf of Mexico. It can grow to 19-1/2 inches and 1-1/4 pounds, but is commonly 14 inches. It is primarily a game fish, but there is some small commercial fishing in the Caribbean, and minor aquaculture in Florida. IUCN Red List LC (Least Concern). Photo by Brian Gratwicke distributed under license Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.
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