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Species: Brama caribbea, Caribbean pomfret

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D 34
A 31
gill rakers: 12-14
pectoral 20, clear
~51 lateral scales

Brama caribbea Mead, 1972

Caribbean pomfret

Head and body compressed, a deep oval tapering to slender tail base; body relatively deep (depth 51-58% of SL); head profile convex; snout short, bluntly rounded; mouth strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting, the rear of the top jaw wide, exposed and covered with scales; between eyes strongly rounded; 12-14 gill rakers; the single dorsal and anal fins have long bases, similar shapes and sizes, I-III spines; dorsal originates over pectoral, low, with a low lobe at front, 32-35 (usually 34) rays; anal low, with almost no lobe at front, 29-32 (usually 31) rays; pectoral long, reaches nearly to middle of anal fin,  fin set fairly low on body (its origin above end of mouth), its base nearly horizontal, 19-21 (usually 20) rays; pelvics small (<25% SL), inserted relatively high on flank under rear of pectoral base; tail base, without transverse groove before tail fin; tail deeply concave, lobes with long points, that of top lobe longest; scales small, cover body, nape, cheeks, operculum, and top jaw; dorsal & anal fins scaly; scales on tail base and tail fin intergrade smoothly in size; no keel of scales along belly; ~51 lateral scales.

Brownish black; membranes of dorsal and anal fin black; tail dark, center lighter; pectorals and pelvics colorless; inside mouth black.

Size: 25 cm.

Habitat: oceanic pelagic.

Depth: 0-800 m.

W Atlantic and possibly E Atlantic; North Carolina to Brazil.


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Salinity
  • Marine Only
  • Marine
Inshore/Offshore
  • Inshore Only
  • Inshore
Water Column Position
  • Water column only
  • Surface
  • Near Surface
  • Mid Water
Habitat
  • Water column
FishBase Habitat
  • Pelagic
Feeding Group
  • Carnivore
  • Data
Diet
  • Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
  • Bony fishes
  • Pelagic crustacea
  • Data
Egg Type
  • Pelagic
  • Pelagic larva
  • Data
Global Endemism
  • West Atlantic Endemic
  • Greater Caribbean non-endemic
  • All species.
Regional Endemism
  • Continent
  • Extends South of GC
  • Island (s)
  • GC non-endemic
  • All species..
  • Also in Brazil
  • Extends N + S of GC
  • Continent + Island (s)
  • Extends North of GC
Residency
  • Resident
Climate Zone
  • Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
  • Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
  • Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
IUCN Red List
  • Listed
  • Least concern
CITES
  • Not listed
Depth Range Max
  • 800
Depth Range Min
  • 0
Length Max
  • 25