Genus of ray-finned fishes
Pampus is a genus of ray-finned fish of the family Stromateidae. They are an important food fish in East and Southeast Asia. In common parlance they are often called pomfrets, although scientifically the term pomfret properly refers to fish of the genus Bramidae. An alternative name for "pomfrets" of the Pampus genus is "pompano".
Species
References
- ^ Liu, J. & Li, C.-S. (2013): A new species of the genus Pampus (Perciformes, Stromateidae) from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 38 (4): 885-890.