African threadfish
Alexandria pompano
Alectis alexandrina latin

The African threadfish is of minor commercial importance, and is also considered to be a game fish.

The African threadfish feeds on squid and other fishes.

The African threadfish has the typical body structure of a large jack, with a distinctly angular, strongly compressed body.

The African threadfish is silver in colour, often with blue and greenish tints and reflection, especially when fresh.

The African threadfish, Alectis alexandrina, (also known as the Alexandria pompano) is a species of large marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae.

The African threadfish is primarily distributed throughout the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting the waters of West Africa from Morocco around to Angola.

The African threadfish is one of three members of the diamond trevally genus Alectis, which is one of 33 genera in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae.

The African threadfish is similar in appearance to the closely related and co-occurring African pompano, with the slightly concave shape of the species head profile the most definitive feature of the species.

Alongside these are pelagic predators that also reside in the bank (African threadfish, Longbill spearfish) and migratory species that travel between destinations (like the Manta ray and Whale shark).

The common names 'African threadfish' and 'Alexandria pompano' are in reference to the species prominent distribution around Africa, as well as the thread like appearance of the juveniles dorsal and anal fins.

Alectis alexandrina (Alexandria pompano)

The African threadfish, Alectis alexandrina, (also known as the Alexandria pompano) is a species of large marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae.

The common names 'African threadfish' and 'Alexandria pompano' are in reference to the species prominent distribution around Africa, as well as the thread like appearance of the juveniles dorsal and anal fins.