black pomfret
Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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, being a species of jackfish, instead.
Wikipedia contributors, Black pomfret; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:39.828137+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1795)
- Common name
- black pomfret
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Parastromateus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusParastromateus Bleeker, 1864
- speciesParastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Temnodon inornatus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1851 Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1851 | synonym |
| Parastromaeus niger Bloch, 1795 Bloch, 1795 | synonym |
| Citula halli Evermann & Seale, 1907 Evermann & Seale, 1907 | synonym |
| Formio niger (Bloch, 1795) (Bloch, 1795) | synonym |
| Stromateus niger Bloch, 1795 Bloch, 1795 | synonym |
| Apolectus niger (Bloch, 1795) (Bloch, 1795) | ambiguous synonym |
| Pampus niger (Bloch, 1795) (Bloch, 1795) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218431 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DDRT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.