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Pomfrets are scombriform fish belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. [2] Several species are important food sources for humans, especially Brama brama in South Asia.
Pampus argenteus, the silver pomfret or white pomfret (or pompano to avoid confusion with true pomfrets of the genus Bramidae), is a species of butterfish that lives in the Indo-West Pacific, spanning the coastal waters of the Middle East, Eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. [2]
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). Its length is between 40 and 100 cm (16 and 39 in).
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 ...
Brama dussumieri, the lesser bream or lowfin pomfret, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. It is found in warm seas around the world. The specific name honours the French explorer and trader Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883).
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Pampus is a genus of ray-finned fish of the family Stromateidae. They are an important food fish in East and Southeast Asia. In common parlance they are often called pomfrets, although scientifically the term pomfret properly refers to fish of the genus Bramidae. An alternative name for "pomfrets" of the Pampus genus is "pompano".
The big-scale pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis) also known as the long-finned bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. It is found in the Atlantic ocean, at depths down to 500 metres (1,600 ft). This species is widely distributed in the Pacific, from temperate zones throughout the tropics.