Scientific Name
Brama brama

Common Name
Atlantic pomfret

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-38; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 32; Vertebrae: 41 - 45. Compressed, deep body with a steeply curved head profile (Ref. 33616). Dorsal and anal fins scaled and with rigid fin rays (Ref. 35388).

Classification

Classified By

Bonnaterre, 1788

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Pomfrets (Bramidae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific (Ref. 47377). Western Atlantic

Distribution

Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific (Ref. 47377). Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda (Ref. 7251) to Belize and the Antilles (Ref. 26340). Also found in Brazil (Ref. 47377) and in Argentine (Ref. 2806). Eastern Atlantic: central Norway (Ref. 6697) southward to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4388). Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).

Range

65°N - 70°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

12 °C

Water Temperature To

24 °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 4388)

Trophic Level

4.08 s.e. 0.64 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

100.0 cm

Common Length

40.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated