Pampus chinensis (Euphrasen, 1788)

Chinese silver pomfret

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Stromateidae
Synonyms	Stromateus chinensis, ... more
Common names	Aileron chinois, Palometón chino, Błyszczyk chiński, ... more

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Main reference

Last, P.R. 1997. (Ref. 9811)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3517); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3517)

Environment

Benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 9811)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 32°N - 3°S

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to eastern Indonesia, north to Japan. Not recorded from Australia or New Guinea.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43 - 50; Anal soft rays: 39 - 42; Vertebrae: 33. Greyish to brownish dorsally, silvery white on sides. Covered in dark pigment spots. Fins silvery to greyish, darkest distally. Body firm, very deep, compressed. Caudal peduncle short, deep, strongly compressed, lacking scute-like scales or fleshy keels. Snout blunt, rounded, forehead almost straight. Eye small, central, much shorter than snout. Mouth small, subterminal, curved downward posteriorly, not reaching anterior margin of eye. Upper jaw covered with skin, joined to head, not movable. Jaw teeth minute, in a single series, flattened with 3 cusps (central cusp much larger than those adjacent). Gill membranes joined to belly. Gill slit short, its lower margin slightly below pectoral-fin base. Scales very small, cycloid, and deciduous, barely extending onto fin bases. Naked patch on head and nape with well-defined network of longitudinal sensory canals, patch not extending above pectoral-fin base. Lateral line high, following dorsal profile onto caudal peduncle (Ref 12928).

Occurs seasonally singly or in small schools over muddy bottoms; may enter estuaries. Feeds on ctenophores, salps, medusae, and other zooplankton groups but will also prey on small benthic animals. Sold fresh in markets (Ref. 9811).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (24 of 100)	High

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Sampang, Arlene G.

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