Black pomfret
| Black pomfret | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Carangoidei |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Subfamily: | Caranginae |
| Genus: | Parastromateus Bleeker, 1864 |
| Species: | P. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795) | |
The black pomfret (Parastromateus niger) is a species of carangid native to reefs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. This species is very important to local fisheries and is the only known member of its genus. It is not a true pomfret, but is more closely related to the jacks (caranigid).