Scientific Name	Trachinotus blochii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1801)	Depth	5 - 20M
Chinese	布氏鯧鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	獅鼻鯧鰺
Max Length	110 cm FL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	金槍、金鯧、紅杉、紅沙瓜仔、長鰭黃臘鰺、甘仔魚(臺東)、紅紗(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Madagascar
Synonyms	Caesiomorus blochii, Scomber falcatus, Trachinotus blochi, Trachinotus falcatus, Trachinotus fuscus, Trachynotus blochi, Trachynotus falcatus, Trachynotus ovatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1801 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999 張其永 洪方樹 2000
Specimen List	ASIZP0056736. ASIZP0056741. ASIZP0056930. ASIZP0058194. ASIZP0060079. ASIZP0068781. ASIZP0068802. ASIZP0070258. ASIZP0070926. ASIZP0071034. ASIZP0071101. ASIZP0074648. ASIZP0076103. ASIZP0076104. ASIZP0700101. ASIZP0804272. ASIZP0804447. ASIZP0804448. ASIZP0807021. ASIZP0807022. ASIZP0914447. ASIZP0914448. ASIZP0917021. ASIZP0917022. FRIP03175. FRIP22317. NMMBP04714. NMNSF00203. NMNSF00383.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Snubnose pompano; Silver pampano; Silver pompano; Snub-nosed dart; Snub-nosed swallowtail; Permit; Snub-nosed dart; Pompio; Ovate pompano; Round pompano; Pompano; Snubnose dart; Spinous dory; Tropical permit; Dart; Buck-nosed trevally; Asian pompano; Gol
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. V-VI, I+18-19; A. II, I+16-17; P. i+17-18; G.R. 6-7+8-9; vertebrate 10+14. Body deep, ovate and compressed. Snout blunt. Maxilla extends beyond anterior border of pupil. Villiform teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines, but rudimentary with growth; tongue toothless. Lateral line slightly arched. First predorsal (supraneural) bone shaped like an inverted teardrop- or oval-shaped, this character is easily observed by simple dissection along midline of nape; supraoccipital bone of skull thin and blade-like in adults. Head and body generally silvery, blue-grey above, paler below; large adults sometimes with most of body golden orange, especially snout and lower half of body; second dorsal fin dark, lobe of fin dusky orange; anal fin dusky to dirty orange, lobe with a brownish anterior margin; caudal fin dark to dirty orange, leading edges of fin darkest; pelvic fins white to dirty orange; pectoral fins dark; juveniles silvery with pale fins, except lobes of median fins and anterior half of pelvic fins brownish to dirty orange.
habitats	Juveniles inhabit sandy shorelines and shallow sandy or muddy bays near river mouths, while adults move out in schools to clear seaward reefs and found near coral and rock reefs. Juveniles in small schools, while adults are usually solitary. Feeds primari
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia; throughout Micronesia. It is very common in all Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Excellent food fish; marketed fresh. Public aquariums