Pampas , or specular fish [1] ( lat. Pampus ), is a genus of ray-finned fish from the Stromateidae family (Stromateidae) [2] .
| Pampas |
Silver Pampus ( Pampus argenteus ) |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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| International scientific name |
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Pampus Bonaparte , 1834 |
| Synonyms |
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- Chondroplites Gill , 1862
- Leptolepis Guichenot , 1867
- Stromateoides Bleeker , 1851
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The body is very high, very laterally compressed, with hard muscles. Caudal stem laterally compressed, very short. The dorsal fin is one continuous. In front of the dorsal and anal fins, sometimes there are 5-10 flat, pointed, two-pointed spines, which are slightly free outward apical spine apices protruding outward. In species with these spikes, the base of the dorsal fin is located slightly behind the vertical running through the posterior end of the base of the pectoral fin. In species with missing two-pointed spikes, the dorsal fin originates above the base of the pectoral fin. The anal fin begins at the vertical mid-length of the body or slightly in front of it, behind the beginning of the soft rays of the dorsal fin. The pectoral fin is long, pterygoid. Its base is located at an angle of 45 ° to the axis of the body. The ventral fins are absent. The caudal fin consists of fairly hard rays, a deep-shaped form. Scales are very small, cycloid type, slightly falling. The skin is thin. The eyes are small. Adipose tissue around the eyes extends forward to the large nostrils. The anterior nostril is round, the posterior has the appearance of a long fissure. The mouth is small. The teeth are located on the jaws in 1 row, small, flattened. Gill stamens short, without denticles. The color is silver with a bluish tint on the back. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are yellowish with dark edges [3] .
Species of the genus are widespread in the tropical waters of the continental bank from the Persian Gulf to Japan, the Hawaiian Islands, and also in the Adriatic Sea [3] .
