The Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), also known as Ray's bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. It is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific Oceans, at depths down to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Bramidae |
| Genus: | Brama |
| Species: | B. brama
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| Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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Its length is between 40 and 100 cm (16 and 39 in). In South Africa, where it is a common bycatch of the hake fishery, it is generally known and sold as "angelfish",[3] although it is not a true marine angelfish.[4]
The Atlantic pomfret has very significant migration patterns[5] which greatly depend on the temperature of intermediate waters, but are also affected by secondary reactions from density dependence and the climatic conditions of the surface. Although the species was first recorded in Irish waters in 1843, it was still regarded as scarce up until the late 1950s, but between the 1960s and 1970s large numbers were recorded.
References
edit- ^ Iwamoto, T.; Singh-Renton, S.; Robertson, R.; Marechal, J.; Aiken, K.A.; Dooley, J.; Collette, B.B.; Oxenford, H.; Pina Amargos, F.; Kishore, R. (2015). "Brama brama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195091A19929350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195091A19929350.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brama brama". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ "Angelfish Fillet Avg 350g". Woolworths. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "angelfish". WWF SASSI. WWF. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Quinzán, M.; Castro, José; González, Manuel Marín; Costas, Gersom; Monserrat, S.; Amores, A.; Massutí, E.; Hidalgo, M. (September 2016). "Unveiling the influence of the environment on the migration pattern of the Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama) in North-eastern Atlantic waters". Fisheries Oceanography. 25 (6). Instituto Español de Oceanografia: 610−623. Bibcode:2016FisOc..25..610Q. doi:10.1111/fog.12176. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
External links
edit- "Brama brama". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brama brama". FishBase. January 2006 version.