Trachinotus blochii
Snub-nose dart | Asian Pompano | Buck-nosed Trevally | Golden Permit | Goldfin Permit | Ladyfish | Long Dorsal Fin Pompano | Moonfish | Oyster Cracker | Oyster Eater | Silver Pompano | Snub-nosed Swallowtail | Snubnosed Pompano | Tropical Permit | Trachinotus blotchii
Similar Species
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
High bulbous head and body similar to Trachinotus anak (Giant Oystercracker), but with proportionally longer dorsal and anal fins, and yellow fins with black margins. Both species are often collectively referred to as 'Indo-Pacific permit'.
Information
Max Size: 110 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.2-30.6°C
Depth: 1-7m
Habitat Generalization Index: 0.25
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1.7% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (5 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland