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Grey pomfret

Pampus cinereus (Bloch, 1795)

Status not recordedbony fish

The grey pomfret (Pampus cinereus) is a species in the family Stromateidae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the grey pomfret

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey pomfret live?

Not recorded

Is the grey pomfret endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the grey pomfret classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyStromateidae
  6. genusPampus
  7. SpeciesPampus cinereus (Bloch, 1795)

Synonyms Pampus liuorum, Stromateus cinereus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • ヒレナガマナガツオJapanese
  • Pampo-grisalhoPortuguese
  • 暗鯧Chinese
  • 灰鯧Chinese
  • 黑鰭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grey pomfret

Other species in the same genus Pampus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grey pomfret?

The grey pomfret (Pampus cinereus) belongs to the family Stromateidae in the order Scombriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey pomfret (Pampus cinereus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-pomfret

MLA

“Grey pomfret (Pampus cinereus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-pomfret.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_pomfret_2026,
  title = {Grey pomfret (Pampus cinereus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-pomfret},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}