Dessous-de-verre African Pompano Fish, Vintage Threadfin Trevally

Vintage illustration marine life design featuring a juvenile African Pompano fish; aka pennant-fish and threadfin trevally. The African Pompano fish is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the Jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical salt waters worldwide, juveniles are usually pelagic, floating with ocean currents. The juveniles are easily identified due to their long, filamentous dorsal and anal fin tips which are thought to discourage predators.