[TidewateR]

for sure not a pompano

 

[trucha del mar]

That's a permpano. Very rare. Congrats.

 

[Tom Ilg]

Looks like a baby permit....was he caught off the beach?

 

[pete_paschall]

Looks like a baby Permit, according to this article:

https://fishbites.com/identifying-permit-vs-pompano/

"The body of a juvenile permit is deeper than that of a pompano of similar length; also, the anal fin of the juvenile permit is orange."

 

[flatzcrazy]

Fish ID Please:

I say permit, of course

Permit

 

[crboggs]

Palometa?

https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/jacks/palometa/

 

[LowTideFly]

I knew it wasn’t a palometa bc it was missing the stripes and the phins were much shorter

 

[bryson]

Looks like a baby Permit, according to this article:

https://fishbites.com/identifying-permit-vs-pompano/

"The body of a juvenile permit is deeper than that of a pompano of similar length; also, the anal fin of the juvenile permit is orange."

Also, looks like the dorsal and anal fins are pretty well in line with each other, as well as a little longer than you'd expect on a pompano.

Congrats on your permit

 

[texasag07]

Nice micro perm.

 

[kbanashek]

Juvi perm

 

[LowHydrogen]

Slab Permit

 

[bjtripp83]

Learners permit

 

[Dave Nickles]

Learners permit

OK, now that's funny right there!

Nice Permit for sure.

 

[Backwater]

Fish ID Please:

I say permit, of course

Definitely a small perm!

 

[Backwater]

I knew it wasn’t a palometa bc it was missing the stripes and the phins were much shorter

They also have longer fins!

Never seen a palometa in Florida. Only in the Caribbean.

 

[jsnipes]

The thing that threw me off a bit was in the one pic it only has a single nostril where permit have 2 nostrils (nares).

However, if you look closely you can start to see the separation within that nostril it seems it just hasn't fully developed and split. I went and found a picture of the smallest one I've ever caught and on that one the nares had just *barely* separated. It must have been just a few weeks older than this one.

Congrats!!

 

[permitchaser]

I think the big eyes make it a permit not a pomp

 

[devrep]

if it tastes good it a pompano.