[citation needed] The body is also elongated helping to reduce drag as it is a burst swimmer.

Likewise, it is lighter in color on the ventral, or abdominal, side to blend into the environment if predated from below.

[citation needed] Juvenile pompano live in small schools, or groups, until they reach maturation.

[citation needed] The life cycle begins with a female laying eggs in the offshore.

[citation needed] The golden pompano has specialized pharyngeal plates designed to crush food such as shrimp, bivalves, etc.

Their diet consists of proteins and fats essential to providing energy for their highly energetic lifestyle due to continuous swimming.

[citation needed] Larger fish, marine mammals, and birds predate Trachinotus blochii.

[citation needed] Golden pompano are a very nutritious and highly sought after food.

[citation needed] Aquaculture has successfully been established in China, Taiwan, and Indonesia.

[8] T. blochii and four other Trachinotus species (T. anak, T. mookalee, T. goreenisi, T. ovatus) are predicted to expand their geographic range further into the coasts of China.

They can show respiratory symptoms similar to colds such as cough, hard time breathing etc.