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Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Atlantic pomfret
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Common names: Ray's bream
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Doonan, I.J., M. Dunn and A.C. Hart, 2009
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs throughout New Zealand, maybe most abundant in the south (Ref. 89423). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Recorded as scarce in the Northeastern and Eastern Chatham Rise (Ref. 87166). Occasionally taken in commercial quantities. Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 45493, 89422, 89423.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grande castagnole, Japuta, Лещ морской атлантический, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Brama: Old French, breme, bresme = a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bonnaterre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 4388), usually 0 - 200 m (Ref. 89422).   Subtropical; 12°C - 24°C; 65°N - 70°S, 180°W - 180°E

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