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Black pomfret
Parastromateus niger
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Black pomfret
- Scientific
- Parastromateus niger
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 75 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 15 to 105 m (usually 15 to 40 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A very deep-bodied, compressed fish, brown above and silvery-white below, reaching about 75 cm. It schools over muddy coastal bottoms and loses its pelvic fins as it grows.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Parastromateus-niger.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Parastromateus_niger_Pakistan.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.