Kingdom Animalia Suborder Percoidei Scientific name Bramidae Higher classification Percoidea | Order Perciformes Superfamily Percoidea Rank Family | |
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Lower classifications Atlantic pomfret, Brama Similar Pampus argenteus, Black pomfret, Pangasius | ||
Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae. The family includes about 20 species.
They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and the largest species, the Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama, grows up to 1 m (3.3 ft) long. Fish meat is white in color.
Several species are important food sources for humans, especially Brama brama in the South Asia. The earlier form of the pomfret's name was pamflet, a word which probably ultimately comes from Portuguese pampo, referring to various fish such as the blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola). This fish is also known as 'Maanji' (ಮಾಂಜಿ) in Tulu and paplet in Hindi, Marathi and Nawayathi.
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