Pampus argenteus

Also known as Silver Pomfret, White Pomfret

species of fish

Species

Vulnerable

Silver pomfret

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyStromateidae

Habitatmarine

Observations recorded1,256

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 178
With media: 9
Family: Stromateidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, LSUMZ, UWFC, KU, USNM, AUM
Recorded in: India, Taiwan, Kuwait, Iraq, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Pampus
Named after: silver
Image: Pampus argenteus 20020400.jpg

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Commons category: Pampus argenteus
taxon name: Pampus argenteus
taxon rank: species
taxon common name: 正鯧
described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng
taxon range: Java Sea

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Encyclopedic overview

Pampus argenteus, the silver pomfret or white pomfret is a species of butterfish that lives in the Indo-West Pacific, spanning the coastal waters of the Middle East, Eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. The species has been reported only twice, one hundred years apart, from the central Mediterranean Sea.

Pampus argenteus in a fish market Silver pomfrets are usually silver/white in color, with few small scales. They can grow up to a range of 4–6 kg (8–13 lb). However, due to overfishing, specimens weighing less than 1 kg (2 lb) are more commonly seen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pampus argenteus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.