Species Brama orcini Cuvier, 1831
Bigbelly Pomfret, Tropical Pomfret
- Brama orcini Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1831. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 7 531 pp. pls 170-208. [295].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.415, locality unknown.Type locality references:
Mead, G.W. 1972. Bramidae. Dana Reports 81: 1-166 figs 1-58 pls 1-9 [72].
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Carnarvon (25°03'S) to off the Kimberley coast (12°57'S, 124°21'E), WA and Coral Sea, east of Carter Reef, QLD (14°S) to north-east of Elizabeth Reef (29°34'S, 158°36'E); tropical, temperate, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, marine, oceanic province, pelagic.
General References
Last, P.R. & Moteki, M. 2001. Bramidae. pp. 2824-2836 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2831]
Mead, G.W. 1972. Bramidae. Dana Reports 81: 1-166 figs 1-58 pls 1-9 [72]
Moteki, M., Fujita, K. & Last, P. 1995. Brama pauciradiata, a new bramid fish from the seas off tropical Australia and the Central Pacific Ocean. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 41(4): 421-427 figs 1-3 [426]
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Moteki, M. 2001. Bramidae. pp. 2824-2836 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2832] (FAO) (Bigbelly Pomfret)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bigbelly Pomfret)
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [634] (Tropical Pomfret)
History of changes
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| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |