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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin:Trachinotas carolinas French: Pompano German: Pompano Spanish: Palometa Russian: Pompano Japanese: Kobanaji

Description

The pompano is a member of the jack family along with the amberjack and crevalle jack. It is considered one of the best saltwater fishes. The pompano are also called sunfish. They grow to about 45 cm and 2.25 kg, but most commercially available fish are smaller.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: United States, Mexico, Caribbean region Primary Consumers United States, Spain, France, Caribbean countries	The harvest of pompano is very limited and prices for the fish are high around the world.

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