Scientific Name	Brama japonica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Hilgendorf, 1878	Depth	0 - 400M
Chinese	日本烏魴	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	烏魴科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F367　Bramidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本烏魴
Max Length	61 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	深海三角仔、黑飛刀、黑皮刀
Distribution in World	North Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Japanese seas
Synonyms	Brama raii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Seki, M.P. etc. 1991 Seki, M. P. etc. 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055625. ASIZP0066858. ASIZP0070746. ASIZP0070846. ASIZP0804803. ASIZP0914803. FRIP20288. FRIP20504. NMMBP01851. NMMSTP00501. NTOU-AE6203. NTUM03841.
Common Name	Pomfret; Ray's bream; Pacific pomfret; Bigtooth pomfret
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body very deep, very compressed; forehead moderately arched. Upper lip fused to head just forward of anterior nostril. Eye subequal or slightly larger than snout. Palatine and vomerine teeth small and sometimes absent. Total gill rakers in first gill arch 17 to 20. Dorsal fin originating about above pectoral-fin base; dorsal and anal fins mostly covered by scales, no sheath of scales at their bases, fins depressed; no anal-fin lobe; dorsal-fin rays 33-36; anal-fin rays 27-30. Scales in horizontal series 65-75. Vertebrae 39-41. Body dark gray with silvery iridescence, slightly darker dorsally; underside of pectoral-fin base pale or dusky; vertical fins dark; pectoral and pelvic fins translucent.
habitats	Oceanic species which occurs near the surface to 400 m depth. Ascending to surface waters at night. Feeds on crustaceans, small fishes and squid. Rarely caught inshore. Highly migratory species.
Distribution	Distributed in the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Bering Sea, and south to Peru. Reported from the Philippines and Taiwan. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	A good quality foodfish. Marketed mainly fresh.