Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 35; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 28; Vertebrae: 39 - 43. Pectoral fins situated relatively low on body in juveniles. The distance between the base of the lowermost pectoral ray and the pelvic fin insertion less than 42% of head length (Ref. 559).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Bramidae

Genus: Brama

Species: Brama dussumieri Cuvier, 1831

Climate Zone

Location

• Circumtropical. Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to India, between the Equator and 10°S, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, and Madagascar. Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia (Ref. 5978) and Western Australia (Ref. 49596). Western Atlantic: Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: 20°N to 20°S (Ref. 4936). Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Peru (Ref. 9282) and Chile (Ref. 27363).

Biology

Found near the edge of the continental shelf. Appears to spawn all year-round. Marketed fresh, and eaten fried.

Habitat

neritic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless