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Lesser bream
Brama dussumieri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Lesser bream
- Scientific
- Brama dussumieri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Bramidae (pomfrets)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 22 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Open water over reefs and the atoll shelf, recorded from 1 to 300 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small, deep-bodied pomfret reaching about 22 cm, living near the edge of the shelf.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Brama-dussumieri.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Brama_dussumieri.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.