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Brama (fish)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Brama

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Bramidae

Higher classification
  
Pomfret

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Lower classifications
  
Atlantic pomfret, Brama australis

Brama is a genus of pomfrets.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

  • 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

    Brama (fish) Wikipedia
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