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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stromateidae Butterfishes

Genus: Pampus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pampus argenteus
[Silver pomfret]

Photo by Liu, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Pampus chinensis (Euphrasen, 1788)

Photo by Liu, J.
 
Pampus chinensis
[Chinese silver pomfret]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Pampus echinogaster (Basilewsky, 1855)

Photo by FAO
 
Pampus echinogaster
[]

Photo by Liu, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
Pampus minor Liu & Li, 1998

Photo by Liu, J.
 
Pampus minor
[Southern lesser pomfret]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25.8 cm SL
 
Pampus punctatissimus
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5 Species of Family Stromateidae with Genus Pampus
(Butterfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1788 Pampus argenteus Silver pomfret Indo-West Pacific 60 SL
1788 Pampus chinensis Chinese silver pomfret Indo-West Pacific 40 TL
1855 Pampus echinogaster Northwest Pacific 60 TL
1998 Pampus minor Southern lesser pomfret Western Pacific 13.4 SL
1845 Pampus punctatissimus Northwest Pacific 25.8 SL



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