Scientific Name	Pampus chinensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Euphrasen, 1788)	Depth	10 - 100M
Chinese	中國鯧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯧科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F483　Stromateidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	中國鯧
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白鯧
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Stromateus chinensis, Stromateus sinensis
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	ASIZP0057479. ASIZP0058565. ASIZP0059767. ASIZP0062908. ASIZP0070302. ASIZP0075324. ASIZP0079203. ASIZP0080103. ASIZP0700260. ASIZP0805909. ASIZP0805910. ASIZP0806994. ASIZP0915909. ASIZP0915910. ASIZP0916994. FRIP01087. MTP0115. NMMBP02565. NMMBP05219. NTUM02051. NTUM02227.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Chinese silver pomfret; Chinese 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 membrane broadly united to isthmus. Dorsal and anal fins subequal in size, originating at or behind level of pectoral-fin bases, quite stiff but never produced into a falcate lobe anteriorly; no spines before fins; dorsal-fin rays 41 to 46; anal-fin rays 39 to 42; pelvic fins absent. caudal fin deeply broad, weakly forked, lower lobe not extended. Greyish to brownish dorsally, silvery white on sides; covered in dark pigment spots; fins silvery to greyish, darkest distally.
habitats	Occurs seasonally singly or in small schools over muddy bottoms; may enter estuaries. Feeds on ctenophores, salps, medusae, and other zooplankton groups but will also prey on small benthic animals.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf to eastern Indonesia and northward to Japan. It is found in western and northern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Is..
Utility	Sold fresh in markets.