4-512: See text Pomfrets are scombriform fish belonging to the family Bramidae . The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, 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 ). The fish meat
8-764: Is white in color. They are found globally in the Atlantic , Indian , and Pacific Oceans , as well as numerous seas including the Norwegian , Mediterranean , and Sea of Japan . Nearly all species can be found in the high seas. However, fish in the genera Pterycombus and Pteraclis tend to be found off continental shelves. Further, fishes in the genus Eumegistus are hypothesized to be largely benthic and found to occupy deep water shelves. Some species of pomfrets are also known as monchong , specifically in Hawaiian cuisine. The following genera are placed within
12-979: The suborders Scombroidei and Stromateoidei of the order Perciformes . The earliest known scombriform is the scombrid Landanichthys from the Middle Paleocene of Angola . Scombriformes includes the following families: The phylogenetic relationships within Scombriformes are shown in this cladogram from Near & Thacker (2024): Arripis † Pinichthys Stromateidae Ariomma Nomeidae Icosteus aenigmaticus Centrolophidae † Carangopsis Pomatomus saltatrix Scombridae Amarsipus carlsbergi Tetragonurus † Bannikovichthys Chiasmodontidae Bramidae Caristiidae Scombrolabrax heterolepis † Argestichthys Lepidocybium flavobrunneum Gempylidae † Anenchelum Trichiuridae This Scombriformes -related article
16-501: The family Bramidae: The following fossil genera are also known: The fossil genus Digoria was also previously placed with the Bramidae, but is now known to be a beardfish . Scombriform See text Scombriformes , also known as Pelagia and Pelagiaria , is an order of ray-finned fish within the clade Percomorpha . It contains 287 extant species in 16 families , most of which were previously classified under
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