This unique fish from the jack family, African pompano, have a broad silvery-blue and flat body with a downward sloping face and blue-colored lips. The juveniles have distinct, long filaments trailing from their dorsal and anal fins. They are great sport fish and are common, but not widely caught.
African pompano are widely distributed world wide in tropical waters but are most often found in coastal waters around wrecks and reefs.
Live bait, jigs and lures will attract the attention of this popular and hard fighting fish. Â When hooked, they make a several hard runs and then settle down to an up and down spiraling fight.