It can be found along the western coast of the Atlantic Ocean, depending on the season, and is popular for both sport and commercial fishing.

Because it is fast-growing and desirable for food, the pompano is one of the many fish that is currently being farmed through aquaculture.

It has a deeply forked tail and is blue-greenish silver with yellow on the throat, belly, and pelvic and anal fins.

Pompano grow quickly and attain a length of about 12 in (30 cm) and a weight of about 1 lb (0.45 kg) after the first year.

Most are less than three pounds when caught, though the largest pompano recorded have weighed 8-9 lb and were 23–25 in long.

[6] The adult Florida pompano is typically found in more saline areas and relatively warm waters (70-89 °F), so it migrates northward in the summer, and toward the south in the fall.

It is more common near oil rigs, Palm Beach, and Hobe Sound during the winter.

Its habitat is surf flats, and it tends to stay away from clear water regions, such as the Bahamas.

A popular dish created in New Orleans, called "pompano en papillote," is wrapped in parchment paper with a white sauce of wine, shrimp, and crabmeat, and then steamed.

The Florida pompano is a popular choice for aquaculture because it is such a popular food and sport fish and is in high demand, and at the same time it has a fast growth rate, high dockside prices,[11] and a tolerance for low-salinity waters.

[12] Individually, Florida pompano are caught on light jigs and popping corks.