Pampus (fish)


Pampus is a genus of ray-finned 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

There are currently nine valid species:Pampus argenteus Pampus candidus Pampus chinensis Euphrasén, 1788 Pampus cinereus Pampus griseus Pampus liuorum J. Liu & C. S. Li, 2013 Pampus minor J. Liu & C. S. Li, 1998 Pampus nozawae Pampus punctatissimus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845