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Palometa

Trachinotus goodei

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 5, May 3, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 2, October 2, November 2, December 2.
United States128
Texas27
Puerto Rico21
Brazil13
North Carolina12
Georgia10
Mexico8
Quintana Roo7
Rio de Jeneiro4
Sao Paulo4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderJacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and Allies · Carangiformes
FamilyJacks · Carangidae
GenusPompanos · Trachinotus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Palometa with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.