Silver Pomfret | |||||||
Name: Local common name: Scientific name: Family: TL: Width[excl fins]: Wgt: Water: Depth: Habitat: Food value: Local water: Identifications: |
Silver Pomfret White Pomfret, Peh chio[hokkien], Bawal putih[malay] Pampus argenteus Stromateidae 22.2 cm [max to 60 cm SL] 10 cm Marine 5-110 m Inshore areas, usually in schools over muddy bottom. Feeds on plankton. High price. Always in demand.Tasty tender flesh. No, nearest found in M'sia. Body gray above, silvery white below. Easily identify. |
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