Brama is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the family Bramidae, the pomfrets. Currently, there are 8 species within the genus (see below).
The species in the genus Brama have a compressed head and body shaped in an tapering oval with a thin caudal peduncle. The dorsal and ventral profiles of the head are convex and it has a bluntly rounded short snout. The mouth is obviously oblique with the lower jaw projecting. They have a single dorsal fin, it and the anal fin are long based. The dorsal fin starts above the base of the pectoral fin and both it and the anal fin are similar in shape, although the dorsal fin has an obvious lobe at its anterior end. The pectoral fin is positioned low on the body and is relatively long, extending to the centre of the anal fin. The small pelvic fins are placed below the base of the pectoral fins. The caudal fin is highly concave. The body and most of the head are covered in keeled scales while the scales on the belly are not scaled.[2]
Brama was named as a genus in 1801 by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) and Johann Gottlob Schneider (1750-1822). In 1823 Bory de Saint-Vincent designated Bloch's Sparus raii as its type species.[1]
Eight recognized species are in this genus:[3]
The genus Brama is predominantly pelagic and can be found globally in the high seas, with the exception of arctic and subarctic waters. This is true with the exception of two species, Brama orcini and Brama dussumieri, which occupy shallower waters surrounding landmasses.[5]
Some Brama spp. are common and, when large, are sought after by fisheries, especially fisheries around Spain and Portugal.[5]
Despite it being known that these fishes are migratory, little has been reported on their migratory habits. It has been predicted that spawning takes place near the surface, as the smallest larvae are typically collected in shallow waters.[5] It is common for bramids, including Brama spp. to be found in the stomachs of large pelagic predators, such as tuna, cod, and billfish (the Cuban billfish (Xiphias), has been reported to have a diet that consists of 37% Brama spp.[6]). They are therefore considered to be an important forage fish for many predators.[5]
Brama is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the family Bramidae, the pomfrets. Currently, there are 8 species within the genus (see below).
Brama es un género de peces osteíctios descrito por Bloch y Schneider en 1801, perteneciente a la familia de los brámidos.
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Brama es un género de peces osteíctios descrito por Bloch y Schneider en 1801, perteneciente a la familia de los brámidos.
Brama est un genre de poissons de la famille des Bramidae, de l'ordre des Perciformes.
Brama est un genre de poissons de la famille des Bramidae, de l'ordre des Perciformes.
Brama è un genere di pesci ossei marini appartenenti alla famiglia Bramidae.
Questi pesci si incontrano sono diffusi in tutti gli oceani, con l'eccezione delle regioni polari.
Nel mar Mediterraneo è presente la specie Brama brama.
Popolano acque mediamente profonde.
I pesci del genere Brama presentano un corpo alto, molto compresso ai fianchi, con profilo dorsale e ventrale piuttosto convessi. Le pinne pettorali sono grandi e allungate, la caudale ampia e fortemente forcuta, la pinna dorsale e quella anale hanno i primi raggi allungati, per poi abbassarsi e proseguire fino al peduncolo caudale specularmente.
La livrea di ogni specie è tendenzialmente grigio argentea, più chiara sul ventre.
La lunghezza massima varia secondo la specie, dagli 8 cm di Brama pauciradiata ai 100 cm di Brama brama.
Sono specie ovipare.
Sono specie predatrici: si nutrono di piccoli pesci, crostacei, cefalopodi e gasteropodi.
I Brama sono predati da squali, pesci spada, tonni e lampughe
Tutte le specie sono pescate, più o meno intensamente, per l'alimentazione umana. Non ha grande valore commerciale.
Al genere appartengono 8 specie:
Brama è un genere di pesci ossei marini appartenenti alla famiglia Bramidae.
Brama is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van zilvervissen (Bramidae).[1] Het geslacht is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 1801 door Bloch & Schneider.
Brama is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van zilvervissen (Bramidae). Het geslacht is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 1801 door Bloch & Schneider.
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Hasło w Wikisłowniku Brama – rodzaj ryb z rodziny bramowatych (Bramidae).
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Brama – rodzaj ryb z rodziny bramowatych (Bramidae).
Brama là một chi cá trong họ cá vền biển Bramidae trong bộ cá vược Perciformes.
Hiện hành có 08 loài được ghi nhận trong chi này:[1]
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