Black pomfret

The black pomfret (Parastromateus niger) is a species of carangid native to reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, where it is found at depths from 15 to 105 m (49 to 344 ft), though it is rarely found deeper than 40 m (130 ft). This species grows to 75 cm (30 in) in total length and is very important to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Black pomfret

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Parastromateus
Bleeker, 1864
Species:
P. niger
Binomial name
Parastromateus niger
(Bloch, 1795)
Synonyms[2]
  • Stromateus niger Bloch, 1795
  • Formio niger (Bloch, 1795)
  • Temnodon inornatus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1851
  • Citula halli Evermann & Seale, 1907
Black pomfret

References
  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Borsa, P.; Carpenter, K.E.; et al. (2018). "Parastromateus niger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20432288A46664109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20432288A46664109.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Parastromateus niger" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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