Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
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.

Brama australis
[Southern rays bream]

Photo by Monteiro, P.

Brama brama
[Atlantic pomfret]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Brama caribbea
[Caribbean pomfret]

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

Brama dussumieri
[Lesser bream]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Brama japonica
[Pacific pomfret]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Brama myersi
[Myers' pomfret]

Photo by Bos, A.R.

Brama orcini
[Bigtooth pomfret]

Photo by FAO

Brama pauciradiata
[Shortfin pomfret]

8 Species of Family Bramidae with Genus Brama
(Pomfrets)

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Bramidae PomfretsGenus: Brama(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Brama

(See list of species below)