Peprilus simillimus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Stromateidae
- Genus
- Peprilus
- Species
- Peprilus simillimus
- Scientific Name
- Peprilus simillimus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Peprilus simillimus
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.
...Peprilus simillimus in languages:
- English
- Pacific Pompano
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