Scientific Name	Pampus argenteus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Euphrasen, 1788)	Depth	5 - 110M
Chinese	銀鯧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯧科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F483　Stromateidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	銀鯧
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白鯧、正鯧、銀鯧、支子
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Pampus argentus, Pampus cinereus, Stromateoides argenteus, Stromateus argenteus, Stromateus cinereus, Stromatioides nozawae
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Euphrasen, B. A. 1788 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0072299. ASIZP0079498. ASIZP0700028. ASIZP0700372. FRIP00781. FRIP01086. FRIP01297. FRIP01298. FRIP03077. MTP0060. NMMBP04094. NMMBP04201. NMMBP06306. NMMSTP00923. NMNSF00322. NMNSF00894. NMNSF00941. NMNSF01589. NTMP0150. NTMP0274. NTMP1074. NTMP1429. NTUM06872. NTUM07062.
Common Name	Silver pomfret; White pomfret
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body very deep, and compressed. Snout blunt, forehead arched slightly. Eye small, central, slightly shorter than snout. Mouth small, subterminal, curved downward posteriorly; barely reaching beyond anterior margin of eye. Operculum absent; gill opening reduced to a vertical slit on the side of the body; gill memberane broadly united to isthmus. Dorsal and anal fins subequal in size, originating behind pectoral-fin bases, both stiff and lobe-like anteriorly, preceded by a series of 5 to 10 blade-like spines with anterior and posterior points; dorsal-fin rays 37 to 43; anal-fin rays 34 to 43; pelvic fins absent. Caudal fin deeply forked, the lower lobe longer than the upper. Gray above grading to silvery white towards the belly, with small black dots all over the body. Fins are faintly yellow; vertical fin with dark edges.
habitats	Inshore species, usually in schools over muddy bottoms, associated with fish species like Nemipterus and Leiognathus. Feeds on ctenophores, salps, medusae, and other zooplankton groups, Western populations spawn from late winter through the summer with pe
Distribution	Widespread in Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf to Indonesia, north to Hokkaido, Japan. Extralimital captures have been made from the Adriatic and off Hawaii. It is found in western and northern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Is..
Utility	Sold fresh in local markets or shipped frozen to urban centers. Used in Chinese medicine.