Pacific Pompano
Peprilus simillimus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Peprilus simillimus, also known as the Pacific Butterfish, Californian Pompano, or Pacific Pompano, is a silvery ray-finned fish in the family Stromateidae (butterfishes) of the order Scombriformes. It is not closely related to true pompanos, in the Carangidae family, however is closely related to the Pomfrets.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Stromateidae
- Genus
- Peprilus