Scientific Name	Parastromateus niger   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1795)	Depth	15 - 40M
Chinese	烏鯧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	烏鰺
Max Length	75 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	烏昌、三角昌、昌鼠魚、黑鯧、暗鯧、黑鰭、燕尾鯧
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	East-India
Synonyms	Apolectus niger, Citula halli, Formio niger, Parastromaeus niger, Stromateus niger, Temnodon inornatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Yamada, U. etc. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0056853. ASIZP0056936. ASIZP0058711. ASIZP0060354. ASIZP0065866. ASIZP0065879. ASIZP0065880. ASIZP0066562. ASIZP0074056. ASIZP0076191. ASIZP0700293. ASIZP0800913. ASIZP0800914. ASIZP0800915. ASIZP0801360. ASIZP0801405. ASIZP0910913. ASIZP0910914. ASIZP0910915. ASIZP0911360. ASIZP0911405. FRIP00441. FRIP00809. FRIP01311. FRIP01378. NMMBP00685. NMMBP05358. NTMP1264. NTMP1428. NTUM00697. NTUM07017.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pompano; Pomfret; Slade; Sweep; Blue skate; Butterfish; Black batfish; Brown pomfret; Black pompano; Black pomfret; Halibut; False butterfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. I+40-43; A. I+34-37; P. i+20; G.R. 6+13-14; CLS. 57-68; SLS. 4-6 scales, 19 scutes; vertebrate 10+14. Adipose eyelid feebly developed. Scales small and deciduous, and almost completely covering dorsal and anal fins. Lateral line very weakly arched anteriorly; straight part of lateral line with 19 weak scutes, forming a slight keel on caudal pecuncle. First dorsal- and free anal-fin spines weak, embedded and not apparent in adults; pelvic fins long in young, absent in adults. Adults uniformly silvery grey to bluish brown (yellowish brown when deciduous scales missing); fins with dark edges; young with dark vertical bars and long black jugular pelvic fins.
habitats	Inhabits coastal areas with muddy substrate. Usually found in depths of 15 to 40 m, generally over muddy bottoms. Enters estuaries. Normally forms large schools. Swims on its side near the surface. Feeds on zooplankton.
Distribution	Broadly distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific. It is an abundant species of carangid fishes in Taiwanese waters, especially in the west.
Utility	Excellent food fish; marketed fresh, may be dried or salted.