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Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Brama

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal, southern se
Max. Length 47 cm SL
Brama australis Valenciennes, 1838

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Brama australis
[Southern rays bream]

Photo by Monteiro, P.

Atlantic, Indian and Sout
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Monteiro, P.
 
Brama brama
[Atlantic pomfret]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Atlantic Ocean and Medite
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Brama caribbea Mead, 1972

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Brama caribbea
[Caribbean pomfret]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Circumtropical. Western
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Brama dussumieri Cuvier, 1831

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Brama dussumieri
[Lesser bream]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Brama japonica Hilgendorf, 1878

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Brama japonica
[Pacific pomfret]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific (Ref. 559

Brama myersi Mead, 1972

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Brama myersi
[Myers' pomfret]

Photo by Bos, A.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Brama orcini Cuvier, 1831

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Brama orcini
[Bigtooth pomfret]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Brama pauciradiata Moteki, Fujita & Last, 1995

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Brama pauciradiata
[Shortfin pomfret]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brama australis Southern rays bream Circumglobal, southern se 47 SL 1838
Brama brama Atlantic pomfret Atlantic, Indian and Sout 100 TL 1788
Brama caribbea Caribbean pomfret Atlantic Ocean and Medite 25 TL 1972
Brama dussumieri Lesser bream Circumtropical. Western 22.5 SL 1831
Brama japonica Pacific pomfret Pacific Ocean 61 TL 1878
Brama myersi Myers' pomfret Western Pacific (Ref. 559 1972
Brama orcini Bigtooth pomfret Indo-Pacific 42 TL 1831
Brama pauciradiata Shortfin pomfret Indo-Pacific 8.2 SL 1995



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