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Brama japonica Hilgendorf, 1878

Pacific pomfret
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurrence needs confirmation. Also Ref. 47843.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shen, S.C. (ed.), 1993
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Castagnole du Pacifique, Bigtooth pomfret, Castagnole du Pacifique, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Brama: Old French, breme, bresme = a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335);  japonica: Named after Japan, its type locality (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Hilgendorf.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

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