Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Stromateidae Butterfishes

(See list of species below)

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pampus argenteus
[Silver pomfret]

Photo by Liu, J.

Pampus chinensis
[Chinese silver pomfret]

Photo by FAO

Pampus echinogaster
[]

Photo by Liu, J.

Pampus minor
[Southern lesser pomfret]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25.8 cm SL

Pampus punctatissimus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Peprilus burti
[Gulf butterfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Peprilus medius
[Pacific harvestfish]

Photo by FAO

Peprilus ovatus
[Shining butterfish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Peprilus paru
[American harvestfish]

Photo by FAO

Peprilus simillimus
[Pacific pompano]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Peprilus snyderi
[Salema butterfish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Peprilus triacanthus
[Atlantic butterfish]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Stromateus brasiliensis
[Southwest Atlantic butterfish]

Photo by Crocetta, F.

Stromateus fiatola
[Blue butterfish]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Stromateus stellatus
[Starry butterfish]

15 Species of Family Stromateidae
(Butterfishes)

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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
1944	Peprilus burti	Gulf butterfish	Western Atlantic	25 TL
1869	Peprilus medius	Pacific harvestfish	Eastern Pacific	25 SL
1970	Peprilus ovatus	Shining butterfish	Eastern Central Pacific	20 SL
1758	Peprilus paru	American harvestfish	Western Atlantic	30 TL
1860	Peprilus simillimus	Pacific pompano	Northeast Pacific	28 SL
1904	Peprilus snyderi	Salema butterfish	Eastern Central Pacific	30 SL
1804	Peprilus triacanthus	Atlantic butterfish	Western Atlantic	30 TL
1906	Stromateus brasiliensis	Southwest Atlantic butterfish	Southwest Atlantic	38 NG
1758	Stromateus fiatola	Blue butterfish	Eastern Atlantic	50 SL
1829	Stromateus stellatus	Starry butterfish	Southeast Pacific	25.1 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Stromateidae Butterfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Stromateidae Butterfishes

(See list of species below)