Fish
Black Pomfret
Parastromateus niger
A deep-bodied, dark-hued shoaling fish of warm coastal waters, well regarded on the table.
- Habitat
- Warm coastal waters
The black pomfret is a deep, laterally compressed fish with a dark, almost blackish body and smoothly curved fins, moving in shoals through warm coastal waters. A fast, active swimmer, it feeds in midwater and is caught by anglers and netters alike, its firm flesh making it a valued food-fish.