Species ID
View AllPennantfish
( Alectis ciliaris )
Description
Other names
Pennant Fish, Threadfin Trevally, African Pompano, Round-headed Pennantfish
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Are a member of the family Carangidae (jacks and scads)
- Can grow to 1.5m in length
- Juveniles often seen in protected bays and harbours
- Juveniles have long filamentous dorsal and anal fins which diminish with age
- Global distribution
- Edible
