Pampus (fish)

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Pampus
Pampus argenteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Stromateidae
Genus: Pampus
Bonaparte, 1834
Type species
Stromateus candidus
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms

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".

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References[edit]

  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.