Brama dussumieri
Lowfin Pomfret
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Brama
Brama dussumieri (Lowfin Pomfret)
Description
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Characters
Relatively short bodied and elliptical; dorsal fin relatively stiff, covered with scales, and originating over base of pectoral fin; anterior profile of head strongly convex; posterior naris slitlike; mouth terminal, with lower jaw projecting slightly beyond upper jaw and upper jaw extending to center of eye; premaxilla separated from its antimere by edentulous fold of skin; jaw teeth consist of outer row of enlarged, recurved canines and inner band of villiform teeth; villiform teeth either present or absent in palatine and vomer; posterior margin of preoperculum lacks spines but has fine serrae in adults, and has six or more spines in juveniles; gill rakers on first arch number 3 to 7 on upper limb and 8 to 12 on lower limb; measurements for adults and large juveniles expressed as percent of SL: head length 26%–29%, snout length 6%–8%, eye diameter 7%–8%, snout to origin of dorsal fin 36%–42%, snout to origin of anal fin 50%–60%, body depth 44%–57%; pectoral fin has 21 rays; dorsal fin slightly elevated anteriorly in adults and has 33 to 37 rays; pelvic fin has a prominent axillary process; anal fin slightly elevated anteriorly and has 27 to 32 rays; upper lobe of caudal fin slightly longer than lower lobe; scales elongated and imbricate along posterior margin; scales in horizontal series number 57 to 65, and pored lateral line scales number 65; vertebrae number 42: 16 precaudal and 26 caudal
Color is dark gray, with metallic sheen; dorsal and anal fins are dark
Distribution
Cape Hatteras to northern Brazil, including the northern and southwestern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles
northern and southwestern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Tropical seas, between the surface and at least 200 m
Biology
Maximum known size is 370 mm TL
Found near the edge of the continental shelf. Appears to spawn all year-round. Marketed fresh, and eaten fried.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders. An intermittent multiple spawner.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2009-02-04. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Mead 1972
Robins and Ray 1986
Thompson and Russell 1996
Last 2001a
Thompson 2002a
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984) The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
Haedrich, R.L. (1984) Bramidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var.
Gomes, J. (1990) Bramidae. p. 758-764. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNCT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
Omori, M., H. Takechi and T. Nakabo (1997) Some notes on the maturation and spawning of the bramid fish, Brama dussumieri, in the southeastern waters of Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 44(1):73-76.
Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka (1986) Important fishes trawled off Patagonia. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo. 369 p.
Pavlov, Y.P. (1991) Information on morphometrics and ecology of pomfrets of the genus Brama inhabiting the southeastern Pacific Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 31(2):120-123.
Mundy, B.C. (2005) Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704.
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