Scientific Name	Pampus cinereus   Pronounce			by: ©Bhathal, Brajgeet
Author	(Bloch, 1795)	Depth	30 - 70M
Chinese	灰鯧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯧科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F483　Stromateidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	灰鯧
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	暗鯧、黑鰭
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	no locality
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0065903. ASIZP0066445. ASIZP0070301. ASIZP0073960. ASIZP0074984. ASIZP0800826. ASIZP0801962. ASIZP0910826. ASIZP0911962.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,95%
Common Name	Butterfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body very deep, and compressed. Snout blunt, forehead arched slightly. Area of wavy ridges extending past upper origin of pectoral fin. 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; gill rakers tubercular and vestigial. 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 38 to 42; anal-fin rays 38 to 40; 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.
habitats	Found near shore over sandy-muddy bottoms.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific from the Indian ocean, north to East China Sea. It is very rare and only found in western Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.