Fish of the Pampus genus of the Stromateidae (butterfishes) family of the Stromateoidei suborder of the Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Silver pomfret. Photo by © John E. Randall. fishbase.org)
Silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) was first described in 1788 by the Swedish botanist Bengt Anders Euphrasén (1756-1796).
It is a pelagic schooling species. It inhabits the depth of 15-110 meters. It dwells near a silty bottom. The maximum recorded length is 60 cm, specimens up to 30 cm long are more common. It feeds on ctenophores, salps, jellyfish, and other zooplankton.
(Silver pomfret. Photo © blog.naver.com)
It is an inhabitant of the western Pacific region. Isolated encounters with this fish have been recorded in the northeast part of the Adriatic Sea. Probably penetrated from the Pacific Ocean along with the ballast waters of the ships, or migrated following the jellyfish.
Names of silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) in other languages as follows:
Palometón platero (Spanish), Pampo argenteo, Pinna argentata (Italian), Silberner Pampel (German), Pampo-prateado (Portuguese), Серебристый памп (Serebristyj pamp) (Russian), Srebrna plotica (Serbian, Croatian), Aileron argenté (French).