Pampus argenteus
| Silver pomfret | |
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| Pampus argenteus | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)(Global)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Stromateidae |
| Genus: | Pampus |
| Species: | P. argenteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pampus argenteus (Euphrasén, 1788)
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Silver pomfret or white pomfret (Pampus argenteus) is a species of butterfish that lives in coastal waters off the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having colonized it as part of Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal.[2] Fish of this family are characterized by their flat bodies, forked tail fins, and long pectoral fins.[3]
Silver pomfrets are usually silver/white in color, with few small scales. They can grow up to a range of 4–6 kg (8–13 lb). However, due to overfishing, specimens weighing less than 1 kg (2 lb) are more commonly seen.
The silver pompano should not be mistaken for the Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), which is a jackfish found off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, and neither should be confused with true pomfrets, which are of the family Bramidae.
As food[]
This fish is prized in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region for its taste. Its flesh is soft and buttery when cooked. It is called pamplet[what language is this?] or Maanji[what language is this?] in Mumbai, paaplet[what language is this?] in Goa and vawall[what language is this?] in parts of South India. It is called zubaidi in Arabic, which is derived from the word zubdah, meaning 'butter', due to its tender flesh. In Malaysia it is known as bawal putih.
In Korea, the fish is known as byeongeo (병어) and is often grilled into gui and eaten as a banchan (side dish). It is also a popular dish in Chinese cuisine, often served steamed or braised.
Pomfret is especially popular in Kuwait, and it is one of the most expensive types of fish in the market,[4][5] with the Kuwaiti Pomfret (Gulf Arabic: زبيدي كويتي, romanized: zbēdi kwēti), caught in the waters of Kuwait, being the most sought-after followed by the Iranian Pomfret (Gulf Arabic: زبيدي ايراني, romanized: zbēdi īrāni). The Kuwaiti government regularly bans the fishing of the Kuwaiti type to allow the fish to reproduce.[4] (Gulf Arabic: مطبق زبيدي, romanized: mṭabbag zbēdi) is a popular Kuwaiti dish made with fried Pomfret, spices, and rice, with , Kuwaiti home-made hot sauce, usually added.
References[]
- ^ Kent Carpenter (IUCN SSC Global Marine Species Assessment, Old Dominion University; Agency), Stanley Hartmann (Abu Dhabi Environment; Research), Ebrahim Abdulqader (Bahrain Center for Studies and; Research), James Bishop (Kuwait Institute of Scientific; Institution), Farhad Kaymaram (Iranian Fisheries Research; Research), Mohsen Al-Husaini (Kuwait Institute for Scientific; Almukhtar, Mustafa (February 23, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Pampus argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
- ^ Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia. 26 (7): 282–288.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Pampus argenteus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ a b "ارتفاع أسعار سمك "الزبيدي" في الكويت لمستويات عالية (شاهد)". عربي21. February 2, 2021.
- ^ "كود سمك زبيدي كويتي بـ 130 دينارا !".
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