The Atlantic pomfret (''Brama brama''), also known as Ray's bream, is a species of marine
ray-finned fish, a
pomfret of the
family Bramidae
Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially ''Brama brama'' in South Asia. The earlier form of t ...
. It is found in the
Atlantic,
Indian, and South
Pacific Oceans, at depths down to .
Its length is between . In South Africa, where it is a common
bycatch
Bycatch (or by-catch), in the fishing industry, is a fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while fishing for specific species or sizes of wildlife. Bycatch is either the wrong species, the wrong sex, or is undersized or juve ...
of the
hake fishery, it is generally known and sold as "angelfish", although it is not a true
marine angelfish.
The Atlantic pomfret has very significant migration patterns
which greatly depend on the temperature of intermediate waters, but are also affected by secondary reactions from density dependence and the climatic conditions of the surface. Although the species was first recorded in Irish waters in 1843, it was still regarded as scarce up until the late 1950s, but between the 1960s and 1970s large numbers were recorded. The population has been booming since the late 2000s.
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Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic pomfret
Fish described in 1788
Taxa named by Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre