Pampus argenteus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pampus argenteus lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pampus argenteus
Group	Bony fish
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Stromateidae

Where does the pampus argenteus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pampus argenteus in 3 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Java Sea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the pampus argenteus?

The pampus argenteus (Pampus argenteus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Stromateidae, genus Pampus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pampus argenteus

Pampus argenteus, the silver pomfret or white pomfret is a species of butterfish that lives in the Indo-West Pacific, spanning the coastal waters of the Middle East, Eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. The species has been reported only twice, one hundred years apart, from the central Mediterranean Sea.

Silver pomfrets are usually silver/white in color, with few small scales. They can grow up to a range of 4–6 kg (8–13 lb). However, due to overfishing, specimens weighing less than 1 kg (2 lb) are more commonly seen.

The silver pomfret should not be mistaken for the Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), which is a jackfish found off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, and neither should be confused with true pomfrets, which are of the family Bramidae or chinese pomfrets which may appear similar.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pampus argenteus (revision 1368677173), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1374240 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).