Brama japonica, Pacific pomfret : fisheries, gamefish

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Brama japonica Hilgendorf, 1878

Pacific pomfret
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Japan country information

Common names: Shimagatsuo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 2850. Caught at depths ranging from 150-300 m.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Castagnole du Pacifique, Bigtooth pomfret, Castagnole du Pacifique, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Brama: Old French, breme, bresme = a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335); japonica: Named after Japan, its type locality (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Hilgendorf.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 271 - 620 m (Ref. 50610). Subtropical; 9°C - 21°C (Ref. 33866); 66°N -

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Pacific Ocean: Japan to Bering Sea, and south to Peru. Reported from the Philippines (Ref. 6956) and Taiwan (Ref. 5193). Highly migratory species.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm 36.0, range 30 - 42 cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2850); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.7 kg (Ref. 56527); Età massima riportata: 9 anni (Ref. 56527)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 33 - 36; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 27 - 30. Dorsal and anal fins in adults with scales, without basal sheath of scales, and not fully depressible Interorbital space in adults strongly convex, the profile notably arched. Scales on caudal peduncle forming a graded size series with those on the bases of the midcaudal peduncle rays.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Oceanic species which occurs near the surface (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans (amphipods and euphausiids), small fishes and squid (Ref. 4563). Rarely caught inshore (Ref. 2850). Good food fish (Ref. 6885).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Thompson, Bruce | Collaboratori

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio. 123201): 3.2 - 13, mean 9.4 °C (based on 240 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.00907 - 0.03328), b=2.95 (2.77 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  4.4   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 5.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (tm=4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 21.1 [6.7, 81.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.541 [0.212, 1.849] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [18.3, 21.9] %; Omega3 = 0.366 [0.209, 0.633] g/100g; Selenium = 31.9 [15.8, 62.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.3 [3.9, 53.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.387 [0.210, 0.862] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.