white pomfret

Pampus argenteus

Few small scales on body

Silver
White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

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. Silver pomfrets are usually silver/white in color, with few small scales.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Stromateidae
Genus: Pampus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Indonesia, north to Hokkaido, Japan. Extralimital captures have been made from the Adriatic and off Hawaii. Not recorded from Australasia. Northeastern Atlantic: 3 reports of capture reported from this area (Ref. 86350 ).

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