Species FAO code: POA

Brama brama

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr grboglavka	–
Cyprus	el μπράμα	–
Czech Republic	cs Brama cs Pražma obecná	–
Denmark	da Havbrasen da almindelig havbrasen	–
Finland	fi merilahna sv havsbraxen	–
France	fr grande catagnole fr hirondelle	–
Ireland	en Atlantic pomfret ga Sáimhín Atlantach	–
Italy	it Pesce castagna	–
Lithuania	lt atlantinis jūrinis karšis	–
Malta	en Atlantic pomfret it Pesce castagna mt Pixxiluna	–
Netherlands	nl Braam	–
Portugal	pt Xaputa pt Freira pt Chaputa	–
Slovakia	sk brama	–
Slovenia	sl kostanjevka	–
Spain	es Japuta es Palometa	Andalusia: Japuta Andalusia: Palometa negra Asturias: Palometa negra Balearic Islands: Castanyola Canary Islands: Pampano chico Canary Islands: Peje tostón Cantabria: Palometa Catalonia: Castanyola Galicia: Castañeta Basque Country: Papardoa
Sweden	sv Havsbraxen	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Specific requirements that fishery products marketed in the EU shall meet. They include freshness and size categories.

Freshness categories

	A	B	Extra
Flesh	Less elastic	Slightly soft (flaccid), less elastic; waxy (velvety) and dull surface	Firm and elastic; smooth surface
Gills	Less coloured; transparent mucus	Brown/grey becoming discoloured; thick, opaque mucus	Bright colour; no mucus
Peritoneum (in gutted fish)	Slightly dull; can be detached from flesh	Speckled; comes away easily from flesh	Smooth; bright; difficult to detach from flesh
Smell of gills and abdominal cavity	No smell of seaweed; neutral smell	Fermented; slightly sour	Seaweedy
Eye	Convex and slightly sunken; black dull pupil; slightly opalescent cornea	Flat; opalescent cornea; opaque pupil	Convex (bulging); black, bright pupil; transparent cornea
Skin	Pigmentation bright but not lustrous	Pigmentation in the process of becoming discoloured and dull	Bright, iridescent pigment (save for redfish) or opalescent; no discolouration
Skin mucus	Slightly cloudy	Milky	Aqueous, transparent

Size categories

Size	weight/fish
1	≥ 0.8 kg
2	≥ 0.2 \| < 0.8 kg

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Scientific name

Brama brama

Author

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Rank

Species

FAO code

POA

Morphological description

Compressed, deep body with a steeply curved head profile (Ref. 33616). Dorsal and anal fins scaled and with rigid fin rays (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyBramidae
    - GenusBrama
      - SpeciesBrama brama

Synonyms

Sparus brama Bonnaterre, 1788
Brama raji Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Brama pinnasquamata Couch, 1849
Brama raii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Brama chilensis Guichenot, 1848
Lepodus squamosus (Hutton, 1875)
Sparus castaneola Lacepède, 1802
Brama squamosa (Hutton, 1875)
Sparus raji (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Chaetodon umbratus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler, 1857
Brama marina Fleming, 1828
Lepidotus catalonicus Asso, 1801
Sparus niger Turton, 1804
Toxotes squamosus Hutton, 1875
Sparus dentatus Berkenhout, 1789
Lepidotus chilensis (Guichenot, 1848)
Brama rayi Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Lepodus saragus Rafinesque, 1810

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - Other
        0302 89 40 — Ray's bream (Brama spp.)
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - Other
        0303 89 60 — Ray's bream (Brama spp.)
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        Other
        0304 99 61 — Ray's bream (Brama spp.)

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Brama brama

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Freshness categories

Size categories

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast