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Pacific Pomfret
Brama japonica
Brama japonica, the Pacific pomfret, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. B. japonica is closely related, and quite similar, to Brama brama, but can be distinguished by possessing a greater number of anal fin rays and a higher number of gill rakers.
From the article Brama japonica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The type specimen for this species was from Japan and this is why it is named "japonica", though its range extends much further than Japan. Brama japonica is widely distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean, from the Sea of Japan to California and Peru, notably in the Northern Pacific. Its also been reported in Taiwan and the Philippines. Like many bramids, this species can be found throughout the high seas and is highly migratory, but oceanodromous. Though rarely caught inshore, it is a good food fish. Pacific pomfrets are found at depths from 271 to 620 meters.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Diet of adult B. japonica has been found to primarily consist of cephalopods and fish (primarily those in the genus Bathylagus), and secondarily amphipods.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 215430.