The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stromateus niger
Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind of fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus ( Stromateus niger, Stromateus argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
A marine food fish of Bermuda ( Brama Raji).