| fishcount.org.uk |
| EMW id | FAO Species Category | Notes |
| EMW-195 | Butterfishes, pomfrets nei | This category includes species in the family Stromateidae (Butterfishes). From FAO FishStat, 66% and 30% capture of “Butterfishes, pomfrets nei” 1999-2007 was from the Indian and Pacific Oceans respectively. From fishbase.org, the smallest and 2 largest species in the family Stromateidae (Butterfishes) that are of fisheries interest and are distributed in the Pacific/Indian Oceans are as follows: Silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus). Max size: 60.0 cm SL (male/unsexed); common length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed. EMW-313. Pampus echinogaster. Max size: 60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed). Pacific harvestfish (Peprilus medius). Max size: 25.0 cm SL (male/unsexed). Pampus argenteus is taken as the largest species due to lack of size information for Pampus echinogaster. |