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Stromateus niger

Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind of fish.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus ( Stromateus niger, Stromateus argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia.

  2. A marine food fish of Bermuda ( Brama Raji).