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Golden Pomfret
Trachinotus mookalee
Carangidae [Jacks & pompanos]
24.5 cm [max to 90 cm]
10.9 cm
260 gms [max to 8.1 kg]
Marine
High price.Tasty tender flesh.
Yes but rare.
Easily misidentified with 'Snubnose Pompano[T. blochii]' This fish have a shorter, bright yellow[& w/o a brownish margin] caudal, dorsal & anal fins. The texture & scales on the body are also slighly different.
