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  • D 36
    A 31
    Brama brama, Atlantic pomfret
    gill rakers 15-18
    pectoral 22, black at front, clear behind
    70-80 lateral scales
  • D 34
    A 31
    Brama caribbea, Caribbean pomfret
    gill rakers: 12-14
    pectoral 20, clear
    ~51 lateral scales
  • D 34
    A 27
    Brama dussumieri, Lesser bream, Lowfin pomfret
    gill rakers 13-15
    pectoral 20, clear
    57-65 lateral scales
  • lower jaws diverge under throat
    tail base: no transverse grooves
    C edge white
    Eumegistus brevorti, Tropical pomfret
    scale keel along belly
  • D & A expand -> deep fan
    Pteraclis carolinus, Atlantic fanfish
    upper scale sheath: D base & onto snout
  • D & A expand -> fan
    Pterycombus brama, Atlantic fanfish
    upper scale sheath: D base only, not snout
  • forehead profile oblique
    snout pointed
    D & A: long front lobes
    tail base: transverse grooves & strong keel
    Taractes rubescens, Keeltail pomfret, Black pomfret, Keeled pomfret
    pelvics well developed
  • forehead profile convex
    snout rounded
    D & A - long front lobes
    tail base: transverse grooves, no keel
    Taractichthys longipinnis, Bigscale pomfret
    pelvics small