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| Description: color gray,
dark or iridescent blue above, shading to silvery sides, in dark waters showing golden
tints around breast; small permit have teeth on tongue (none on pompano); no scutes;
dorsal fin insertion directly above that of the anal fin; 17 to 21 soft anal rays. Similar Fish: pompano, T. carolinus. The permit is deeper bodied; dorsal body profile forms angle at insertion of second dorsal fin; pompano rarely grow larger than 6 pounds, permit common to 40 pounds. Where found: OFFSHORE on wrecks and debris, INSHORE on grass flats, sand flats, and in channels; most abundant in south Florida, with smaller specimens from every coastal county. Size: common to 25 pounds. Florida Record: 51 lbs., 8 oz. Remarks: feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling crabs, shrimp, small clams. |
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Distribution: Atlantic; western Atlantic ranging from Cape Cod to Brazil, common southward but occurs northward only in the Gulf Stream. Also known off African coast.
General: Not as abundant as the related common pompano but shares the same sandy flats and reefs. A trophy game fish on light tackle. Considered good eating.
Local: During the Spring we have large schools of permit prowling are coastal reefs and average 6-18 lbs.
