Name and Range
The western Atlantic distribution includes Florida, the Greater Antilles and waters toward Brazil. Its common name can be misleading when comparing unrelated fishes called pompano. Keep Diapterus auratus attached to photographs and measurements to preserve the species intended here.
Coastal Habitat
Lagoons and mangrove creeks provide habitat, often with sand or nearby vegetation. Young fish use a broader range of coastal settings. A record should include the local bottom and cover rather than assuming all fish were taken from the same open-beach environment.
Feeding and Size
Bottom invertebrates are the recorded foods. The compiled maximum is 42.8 centimeters total length, with a separate published weight of one kilogram. Those species-specific references should not be replaced with sizes or feeding descriptions from a Trachinotus pompano that happens to share part of the common name.
Pompano Names Can Cross Families
Irish Pompano belongs to the mojarra group. The scientific name prevents its records from being mixed with unrelated coastal pompanos.
All Lakes With Irish Pompano
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Irish Pompano records in our database, listed alphabetically.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.