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White pomfret

Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the white 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 white pomfret live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the white pomfret as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. China
  2. Croatia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the white 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 white pomfret classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyStromateidae
  6. genusPampus
  7. SpeciesPampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788)

Synonyms Pampus argentus, Pampus echinogaster, Stromateoides argenteus, Stromateus argenteus, Stromateus echinogaster, Stromatioides nozawae

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Korean pomfretEnglish
  • Silver pomfretEnglish
  • コウライマナガツオJapanese
  • zilverpomfretDutch
  • рыба-зеркалоRussian
  • ปลาจะละเม็ดขาวThai
  • 暗鯧Chinese
  • Многотычинковый пампRussian
  • Серебристый (зеркальный, алотычинковый) пампRussian
  • 正鯧Chinese
  • 燕尾鯧Chinese
  • 白鯧Chinese
  • 銀鯧Chinese
  • 鐮鯧Chinese
  • 黑鰭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white pomfret

Other species in the same genus Pampus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the white pomfret an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the white pomfret as introduced in 2 countries: China and Croatia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the white pomfret?

The white pomfret (Pampus argenteus) 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). White pomfret (Pampus argenteus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-pomfret

MLA

“White pomfret (Pampus argenteus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-pomfret.

BibTeX
@misc{white_pomfret_2026,
  title = {White pomfret (Pampus argenteus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-pomfret},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}