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Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788)

Silver pomfret
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
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Pampus cinereus is considered a valid species according to Liu et al., 2013 (Ref. 95516) and P. liuorum Liu & Li, 2013 (Ref. 95101) is a junior synonym of Pampus cinereus according to Yin et al., 2019 (Ref. 123875).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - 110 m (Ref. 12260). Subtropical; 46°N - 10°S, 47°E - 142°E

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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).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 25.3, range 18 - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9811); common length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9811); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 45538)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37 - 43; Vertebrae: 34 - 37. Body firm, very deep, oval, and compressed. Operculum absent; gill opening reduced to a vertical slit on the side of the body; gill membrane broadly united to isthmus. Dorsal and anal fins preceded by a series of 5 to 10 blade-like spines with anterior and posterior points. Pelvic fins absent. Caudal fin deeply forked, the lower lobe longer than the upper. Color is gray above grading to silvery white towards the belly, with small black dots all over the body. Fins are faintly yellow; vertical fins with dark edges.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inshore species, usually in schools over muddy bottoms, associated with fish species like Nemipterus and Leiognathus. Adults feed on ctenophores, salps, medusae, and other zooplankton groups. Western populations spawn from late winter through the summer with peaks from April to June. Sold fresh in local markets or shipped frozen to urban centers. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

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Haedrich, R.L., 1984. Stromateidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 4. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3517)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: highly commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 21.9 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 1636 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5313   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.01402 - 0.02362), b=3.02 (2.95 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24-0.26; tmax=7; Fec=5,470).
Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 9 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 30.2 [12.9, 71.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.423 [0.222, 1.065] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [17, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.264 [0.154, 0.448] g/100g; Selenium = 68.2 [22.3, 198.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.21 [1.85, 26.63] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.442 [0.263, 0.770] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.