. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Stromateoid Fishes • Haedrich 109. Figure 45. Pampus argenteus, a species with spines before the median fins, drawing of a specimen, from Jordan and Metz, 1913. A .synonym of Stronmtcus argenteus Euphra- ,sen, 1788:53.) Stromateoides Bleeker, 1851:368. (Type .species: Stromateus cinereus Bloch, 1793:90, by sub- sequent designation of Gill, 1862:126. A synonym of Stromateus argenteus Euphrasen, 1788:53.) Chondroplites Gill, 1862:126. (Type species: Stromateus atous Cu\ ier and Valenciennes, 1833:389, by origi
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Stromateoid Fishes • Haedrich 109. Figure 45. Pampus argenteus, a species with spines before the median fins, drawing of a specimen, from Jordan and Metz, 1913. A .synonym of Stronmtcus argenteus Euphra- ,sen, 1788:53.) Stromateoides Bleeker, 1851:368. (Type .species: Stromateus cinereus Bloch, 1793:90, by sub- sequent designation of Gill, 1862:126. A synonym of Stromateus argenteus Euphrasen, 1788:53.) Chondroplites Gill, 1862:126. (Type species: Stromateus atous Cu\ ier and Valenciennes, 1833:389, by original designation. After Rus- sell's "atoo-'koia" (1803: plate 21), Viza- gapatam. A synonym of Stromateus chinensis Euphrasen, 1788:54.) The combination of deep body, no pelvic fins, fixed maxillary, and gill membranes broadly united to the isthmus distinguishes Pampus from all other stromateoid genera. The name, a masculine noun, is from the vernacular of the 19th century East Indian Spanish and Portuguese colonials, who gen- erally used the term "pampus" (ultimately from "pampano") for any silvery, com- pressed fish. Description. Body very deep, maximum depth greater than 60 per cent of the stan- dard length, highly compressed; muscula- ture finn. Peduncle very short, compressed. A continuous dorsal fin; both median fins preceded by either none or five to ten flat, bladelike spines, pointed on both ends, pro- truding but slightly and resembling the ends of free interneurals. In forms with bladelike spines, dorsal fin originating slightly behind end of pectoral fin base, the first spine generally over or slightly before the pectoral insertion; in forms lacking spines, dorsal fin originating over the pec- toral fin base. Anal papilla well before mid- body, in a slit. Anal fin originating at or before middle of body and only slightly behind origin of the soft dorsal. Anterior- most rays of the median fins produced, the fins often falcate, rays whic
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