Family : Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Silver pomfret
Fish Name : Pampus argenteus
Max size : 60.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9811)
Environment : benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 5 - 110 m
Climate : subtropical; 57°N - 3°S
Global Importance : fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24-0.26; tmax=7)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Indonesia, north to Hokkaido, Japan. Extralimital captures have been made from the Adriatic and off Hawaii. Not recorded from Australasia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37-43; Vertebrae: 34-37. Body firm, very deep, oval, and compressed. Operculum absent; gill opening reduced to a vertical slit on the side of the body; gill membrane broadly united to isthmus. Dorsal and anal fins preceded by a series of 5 to 10 blade-like spines with anterior and posterior points. Pelvic fins absent. Caudal fin deeply forked, the lower lobe longer than the upper. Color is gray above grading to silvery white towards the belly, with small black dots all over the body. Fins are faintly yellow; vertical fins with dark edges.
Biology : Inshore species, usually in schools over muddy bottoms, associated with fish species like Nemipterus and Leiognathus. Feeds on ctenophores, salps, medusae, and other zooplankton groups. Western populations spawn from late winter through the summer with peaks from April to June. Sold fresh in local markets or shipped frozen to urban centers. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Haedrich, R.L.. 1984. (Ref. 3517)

India country information
Common Names : Silver pomfret, வாவல், അവോലി, ആവോലി, வெள்ள வாவல் , पापळीत, सारंगा, చందువా, ತೊಂದೆ ರೆಟ್ಟ   , ತೊಂದೆ ರೊಟ್ಟ   , வெள்ளை வாவல் , चाँदावा, வெள்‍ளை வாவல், വെളുത്ത ആവോലി , கருவாவல், വെളുത്ത ആവോലി, വെളളാവോലി, తెల్లచందువా , నెల్లచందువా , വെള്ളാവോലി , കരുവോളി , વિચુદા , પપલેત , வாவல் , ಮಂಜಿ , Avoli, Chandava, Chandee, Chandi, Chanduva, Ghia, Karuvaval, Karuvolli, Manji, Nallachanduva, Paplet, Paplet, Pomfret, Saranga, Surangat, Thellachanduva, Thondrette, Thondrotte, Vavval, Vella-vavval, Vellaivaval, Vellavoli, Velutha-avoli, Vichuda
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses