derbio
Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Trachinotus ovatus photographed near Alonissos (Greece). Photo by Roberto Pillon.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Trachinotus ovatus, the pompano which is also known as the derbio or silverfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Trachinotidae. It has large, strong fins. It is common in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles and Scandinavia, where it is a vagrant, to the Gulf of Guinea and Angola.
Wikipedia contributors, Trachinotus ovatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:24:13.820666+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- derbio
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Trachinotus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusTrachinotus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesTrachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trachinotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| southern pompanoTrachinotus africanus Smith, 1967 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| snubnose pompanoTrachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| largespotted dartTrachinotus botla (Shaw, 1803) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus cayennensis Cuvier, 1832 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackblotch pompanoTrachinotus kennedyi Steindachner, 1876 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus maxillosus Cuvier, 1832 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus teraia Cuvier, 1832 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Florida pompanoTrachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2019 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachinotus anak Ogilby, 1909 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smallspotted dartTrachinotus baillonii (Lacepède, 1801) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Caesiomorus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Lichia tetracantha Bowdich, 1825 Bowdich, 1825 | synonym |
| Trachinotus glauous (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Caranx glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Glaucus rondeletii Bleeker, 1863 Bleeker, 1863 | synonym |
| Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | ambiguous synonym |
| Trachinotus madeirensis Borodin, 1934 Borodin, 1934 | synonym |
| Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Caesiomorus glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Centronotus binotatus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Centronotus ovalis Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Lichia glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Lichia glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Scomber glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126819 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57PD3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.