Glaucus
Trachinotus ovatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 792
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Trachinotus ovatus, the pompano which is also known as the derbio or silverfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Trachinotidae. It has large, strong fins. It is common in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles and Scandinavia, where it is a vagrant, to the Gulf of Guinea and Angola.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Trachinotus ovatus”.