Brama (fish)
| 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 | |
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Brama australis Valenciennes, 1838 (Southern Ray's 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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Brama in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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