Pomfret
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This article is about the family of pomfret fish. For other fish also called pomfret, see Pampus (fish), Trachinotus blochii, and Parastromateus niger. For other uses, see Pomfret (disambiguation).
Pomfrets are perciform fish belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera.[2] Several species are important food sources for humans, especially Brama brama in South Asia. The earlier form of the pomfret's name was "pamflet", a word which probably ultimately comes from Portuguese pampo, referring to various fish such as the blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola). The fish meat is white in color.
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Pomfret | |
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Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Superfamily: | Percoidea |
Family: | Bramidae Bonaparte, 1831[1] |
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