Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Eumegistus

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Photo by Carvalho Filho et al

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm FL
Eumegistus brevorti (Poey, 1860)

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Eumegistus brevorti
[Tropical pomfret]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 47 cm SL
Eumegistus illustris Jordan & Jordan, 1922

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Eumegistus illustris
[Brilliant pomfret]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eumegistus brevorti Tropical pomfret Western Central Atlantic 61 FL 1860
Eumegistus illustris Brilliant pomfret Pacific Ocean 47 SL 1922



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