Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Pelagiaria
Ordo: Scombriformes
Familia: Bramidae
Genera (8): Brama - Collybus - Eumegistus – †Paucaichthys – Pteraclis - Pterycombus - Taractes - Taractichthys - Xenobrama
Name
Bramidae Lowe, 1836
References
Carvalho-Filho, A. et al. 2009: First report of rare pomfrets (Teleostei: Bramidae) from Brazilian waters, with a key to Western Atlantic species. Zootaxa, 2290: 1–26. Abstract & excerpt
Links
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]
Vernacular names
čeština: Pražmovití
Deutsch: Seebrassen
English: Pomfrets
日本語: シマガツオ科
Bahasa Melayu: Ikan bawal
Nederlands: Zilvervissen
polski: Bramowate
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. 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). The fish meat is white in color.
Distribution
pomfret fish image
Pomfret for sale in a market in Kolkata, India.
They are found globally in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, as well as numerous seas including the Norwegian, Mediterranean, and Sea of Japan.[3] Nearly all species can be found in the high seas. However, fish in the genera Pterycombus and Pteraclis tend to be found off continental shelves. Further, fishes in the genus Eumegistus are hypothesized to be largely benthic and found to occupy deep water shelves.[3]
Some species of pomfrets are also known as monchong, specifically in Hawaiian cuisine.[4]
Genera
The following genera are placed within the family Bramidae:[2][5]
Brama Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Eumegistus Jordan & Jordan, 1922
Pteraclis Gronow, 1772
Pterycombus Fries, 1837
Taractes Lowe, 1843
Taractichthys Mead & Maul, 1958
Xenobrama Yatsu & Nakamura, 1989
The following fossil genera are also known:[6]
?†Bramoides Casier, 1966
?†Goniocranion Casier, 1966 (possibly a lampriform)
†Paucaichthys Baciu & Bannikov, 2003
The fossil genus Digoria was also previously placed with the Bramidae, but is now known to be a beardfish.
See also
Several species of butterfishes in the genus Pampus are also known as "pomfrets".
List of fish families
References
Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Bramidae". FishBase. February 2013 version.
G. W. Mead (1972). "Bramidae". Dana Report. 81: 1–166.
"Sickle Pomfret (Monchong)". www.hawaii-seafood.org. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Bramidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
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