Biology:Pampus (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pampus
Pampus argenteus Saigon market.JPG
Pampus argenteus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Stromateidae
Genus: Pampus
Bonaparte, 1834
Type species
Stromateus candidus
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms
  • Chondroplites Gill, 1862
  • Leptolepis Guichenot, 1867
  • Stromateoides Bleeker, 1851

Pampus is a genus of fish of the family Stromateidae. They are an important food fish in East and Southeast Asia. In common parlance they are often called pomfrets, although scientifically the term pomfret properly refers to fish of the genus Bramidae. An alternative name for "pomfrets" of the Pampus genus is "pompano".

Species

  • Pampus argenteus Euphrasén, 1788 (Silver pomfret)
  • Pampus chinensis Euphrasén, 1788 (Chinese silver pomfret)
  • Pampus echinogaster Basilewsky, 1855
  • Pampus liuorum J. Liu & C. S. Li, 2013 (Liu's pomfret) [1]
  • Pampus minor J. Liu & C. S. Li, 1998 (Southern lesser pomfret)
  • Pampus punctatissimus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

References

  1. Liu, J. & Li, C.-S. (2013): A new species of the genus Pampus (Perciformes, Stromateidae) from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 38 (4): 885-890.

Wikidata ☰ Q2133354 entry