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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Pterycombus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Pterycombus brama Fries, 1837

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Pterycombus brama
[Atlantic fanfish]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic. Indo
Max. Length 36.4 cm SL
Pterycombus petersii (Hilgendorf, 1878)

Photo by FAO
 
Pterycombus petersii
[Prickly fanfish]
2 Species of Family Bramidae with Genus Pterycombus
(Pomfrets)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1837 Pterycombus brama Atlantic fanfish Western Atlantic 46 TL
1878 Pterycombus petersii Prickly fanfish Southeast Atlantic. Indo 36.4 SL



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