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Brama japonica Hilgendorf, 1878

Pacific pomfret
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Ecuador country information

Common names: Japuta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 2850.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
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Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

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