Pomfret
Brama
Collybus
Eumegistus
Pteraclis
Pterycombus
Taractes
Taractichthys
Xenobrama
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Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae.
They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and the largest species, the Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama, grows up to 1 m (3.3 ft) long.
Several species are important food fish, 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).
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