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Silver pomfret
Pampus argenteus (Silver pomfret · マナガツオ)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body depth of 45 cm is about 1.5 times the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It can be seen in the West Sea and the South Sea including Jeju Island (National List of Species of Korea).
- 💡 It is sold fresh in local markets or shipped frozen to major cities (FishBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The silver pomfret is a flat, diamond-shaped fish living near sandy or muddy bottoms on the continental shelf. Because it dies of stress immediately upon capture, live individuals are rarely seen.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body is a flattened diamond shape about 60 cm long and 45 cm deep, with a short, round-tipped snout. It lacks pelvic fins, has a deeply forked caudal fin, and is metallic silvery white all over.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on small crustaceans, polychaetes, and copepods, and spawns from May to August. It lives mainly in schools in coastal waters and is sold fresh or shipped frozen to cities.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
According to the National List of Species of Korea, it appears in the West Sea and the South Sea including Jeju Island.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 4C8ZS
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000059207 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000059207
- • wikidata.org — Q1374240
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Pampus argenteus Saigon market.JPG
- • fishbase.se — Pampus-argenteus.html
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Nathan Hermann · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Peprilus triacanthus)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.