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title: "Pompano"
description: "Trachinotus ovatus — Ryby. Trachinotus ovatus, the pompano which is also known as the derbio or silverfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Trachinotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/pompano
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pompano

> Trachinotus ovatus — Ryby. Trachinotus ovatus, the pompano which is also known as the derbio or silverfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Trachinotidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachinotus ovatus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1577
- Wikidata: [Q887029](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887029)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51401](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51401)

## Names

- en: Pompano
- de: Dreipunkt-Langflossen-Stachelmakrele
- es: Palometa Blanca
- fr: Palomine
- nl: Gaffelmakreel

## Countries with the most observations

ES (599), GR (403), IT (145), PT (87), FR (52), TR (46), DZ (29), HR (17), CY (13), AL (10), CV (10), IL (10)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Pompano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pompano/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francesco Cecere · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388587369

## Machine access

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