pomfret

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps derived from Portuguese pampano, a kind of fish. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒm.fɹɪt/ === Noun === pomfret (plural pomfret or pomfrets) A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species. Any in the genus Pampus (family Stromateidae) of butterfishes. A golden pomfret (Trachinotus blochii, family Carangidae). A black pomfret (Parastromateus niger, family Carangidae). ==== Derived terms ==== Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama) big-scale pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis) black pomfret (Parastromateus niger) ladder-finned pomfret (Schuettea scalaripinnis) Pacific pomfret (Brama japonica) pomfret cake sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri) silver pomfret, silvery pomfret (Stromateoides argenteus) white pomfret (Stromateoides argenteus) Woodward's pomfret (Schuettea woodwardi) ==== Translations ==== === See also === pomfred === References === sea bream Pomfret on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Stromateidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bramidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Stromateidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies