Lesser bream (Brama dussumieri)

Scientific name: Brama dussumieri Cuvier, 1831

Lesser bream (Brama dussumieri)

The Lesser bream (Brama dussumieri) is a marine fish of the family Bramidae.

Biology

Found near the edge of the continental shelf. Appears to spawn all year-round. Marketed fresh, and eaten fried.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brama dussumieri
Family
Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.5
Depth range
1–300 m (3–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 1 - 300 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumtropical. Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to India, between the Equator and 10?S, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, and Madagascar. Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia and Western Australia. Western Atlantic: Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: 20?N to 20?S. Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Peru and Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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