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Blackblotch pompano

Trachinotus kennedyi

Where to fish

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
Blackblotch pompanoUnited StatesReference
Blackblotch pompanoGlobalReference
Mero pampanoNicaragua · SpanishReference
Mero pámpanoSpain · SpanishReference
ÑatoEcuador · SpanishReference
PámpanoMexico · SpanishReference
PámpanoPanama · SpanishReference
Pámpano gitanoMexico · SpanishReference
Pámpano ñatoEcuador · SpanishReference
Pámpano plateadoMexico · SpanishReference
Pámpano plateadoSpain · SpanishReference
PermitUnited StatesReference
Pompaneau argentéGlobal · FrenchReference
PompanoUnited StatesReference

Seasons

A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.

Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Galapagos Is. · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Salvador [El]

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.