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The '''Atlantic pomfret''' (''Brama brama'') is a [[pomfret]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Bramidae]], found in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], [[Indian Ocean|Indian]], and [[South Pacific]] oceans, at depths down to 1,000 metres. Its length is between 40 and 100 centimetres. |
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The Atlantic pomfret is a deep-bodied [[mesopelagic]] fish with a deeply forked tail, and large eyes near the front of a blunt snout. The [[pectoral fins]] are long and scythe-like. The [[scale (zoology)|scale]]s are slightly serrated giving the body a rough texture. The mouth contains many rows of fine teeth which assist in feeding upon the small fish and shrimps from the extensive mid-water fauna. |
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The colour is silver tinged dark grey above, slightly paler below, and the eyes are golden. |
The colour is silver tinged dark grey above, slightly paler below, and the eyes are golden. |
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| Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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The Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama) is a pomfret of the family Bramidae, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans, at depths down to 1,000 metres. Its length is between 40 and 100 centimetres.
The Atlantic pomfret is a deep-bodied mesopelagic fish with a deeply forked tail, and large eyes near the front of a blunt snout. The pectoral fins are long and scythe-like. The scales are slightly serrated giving the body a rough texture. The mouth contains many rows of fine teeth which assist in feeding upon the small fish and shrimps from the extensive mid-water fauna.
The colour is silver tinged dark grey above, slightly paler below, and the eyes are golden.
References
- "Brama brama". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 18 April.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Brama brama" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8