Pampus candidus

Pampus candidus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Stromateidae
Genus: Pampus
Species:
P. candidus
Binomial name
Pampus candidus
(Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Stromateus candidus Cuvier, 1829

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).