Brama (fish)

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Brama
Atlantic Pomfret (B. brama)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Brama
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
Type species
Sparus raii
Bloch, 1791

Brama is a genus of pomfrets.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Brama australis Valenciennes, 1838 (Southern rays bream)
  • Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Atlantic pomfret)
  • Brama caribbea Mead, 1972 (Caribbean pomfret)
  • Brama dussumieri G. Cuvier, 1831 (Lesser bream)
  • Brama japonica Hilgendorf, 1878 (Pacific pomfret)
  • Brama myersi Mead, 1972 (Myers' pomfret)
  • Brama orcini G. Cuvier, 1831 (Bigtooth pomfret)
  • Brama pauciradiata Moteki, Fujita & Last, 1995 (Shortfin pomfret)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Brama in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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