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
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii, Bouganville Reef, Coral Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii
Trachinotus blochii

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 (2.5% 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 (4 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