cobblerfish
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]cobblerfish (plural cobblerfish or cobblerfishes)
- Any of various catfish.
- Trachinotus carolinus
- 1958, C. Richard Robins, Check List of the Florida Game and Commercial Marine Fishes, Including Those of the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies, with Approved Common Names:
- Common pompano, carolina pompano, cobblerfish, butterfish.
- 2008, David A. McKee, Fishes of the Texas Laguna Madre: A Guide for Anglers and Naturalists[1]:
- Florida Pompano--Trachinotus carolinus. Other names: pompano, cobblerfish, palometa
- 2016, Nick Karas, Sight Fishing the Flats and Beyond[2]:
- Also known as cobblerfish, the Carolina or Florida pompano is so similar in body construction to the permit that an ichthyologist may be needed to distinguish 2- or 3- pounds specimens of these species.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Trachinotus carolinus): cobbler, Florida pompano, pompano, palometa, butterfish, crevalle