---
title: "Permit"
description: "Trachinotus falcatus — Fish. The permit (Trachinotus falcatus) is a game fish of the western Atlantic Ocean belonging to the family Trachinotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/permit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Permit

> Trachinotus falcatus — Fish. The permit (Trachinotus falcatus) is a game fish of the western Atlantic Ocean belonging to the family Trachinotidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachinotus falcatus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1498
- Wikidata: [Q972376](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q972376)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179445](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179445)

## Names

- en: Permit
- de: Pompano
- es: Pámpano palometa
- fr: Pompaneau-plume
- pt: Sernambiguara

## Countries with the most observations

US (575), MX (213), BZ (62), KY (52), GP (41), JM (38), HN (34), VI (28), BS (27), PR (27), BL (26), DO (23)

## Summary

The permit (Trachinotus falcatus) is a game fish of the western Atlantic Ocean belonging to the family Trachinotidae. Adults feed on crabs, shrimp, and smaller fish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permit_(fish)

## Photo

![Permit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/permit/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145017954

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/permit?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).