Pampus candidus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Stromateidae |
| Genus: | Pampus |
| Species: | P. candidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pampus candidus (Cuvier, 1829)
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Pampus candidus (commonly known as the white pomfret) is a species of fish in the genus Pampus of the family Stromateidae. It is distributed along the northern coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and was long regarded as part of Pampus argenteus (the silver pomfret).[1][2]
Classification
[edit]This species was originally described in 1829 by Georges Cuvier under the scientific name Stromateus candidus. However, it was later considered a synonym of Pampus argenteus until 2019, when Indian ichthyologists, based on molecular genetics and comparative anatomy, reclassified it as an independent species.[1]
Compared to the silver pomfret, Pampus candidus is genetically more closely related to Pampus cinereus (the grey pomfret).[1] Their phylogenetic relationship is as follows:[3]：
Distribution
[edit]This species is found along the northern coastal waters of the Indian Ocean, ranging from the Persian Gulf in the west, southward to Sri Lanka, and eastward to the Bay of Bengal. [1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d P. R. Divya; Rahul G. Kumar; Chelat Mohitha; C.P. Rajool Shanis; K. K. Bineesh; V. S. Basheer; A. Gopalakrishnan (2019-01-01). "Resurrection and Re-description of Pampus candidus (Cuvier), Silver Pomfret from the Northern Indian Ocean". Zoological Studies. 58 (58): 7. doi:10.6620/ZS.2019.58-07. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2021-03-23). "Pampus candidus (Cuvier, 1829)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Wei, Jiehong; Wu, Renxie; Xiao, Yongshuang; Zhang, Haoran; Jawad, Laith A.; Wang, Yajun; Liu, Jing; Al-Mukhtar, Mustafa A. (2021-11-25). "Validity of Pampus liuorum Liu & Li, 2013, Revealed by the DNA Barcoding of Pampus Fishes (Perciformes, Stromateidae)". Diversity. 13 (12): 618. Bibcode:2021Diver..13..618W. doi:10.3390/d13120618.
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