Records of Brama orcini and Eumegistus illustris (Bramidae) from the Sea of Japan

Abstract

Two specimens [157.5–269.1 mm standard length (SL)] of Bigtooth Pomfret, Brama orcini Cuvier, 1831 (Bramidae), collected from Kyoto Prefecture (Sea of Japan coast), Japan, represent the northernmost record of the species, which had not previously been recorded from the Japan Sea coast. In addition, two examples of Brilliant Pomfret, Eumegistus illustris Jordan and Jordan, 1922 (350.0 and 378.0 mm SL), also collected from the Japan Sea coast of Kyoto Prefecture, similarly represent the northernmost records for the species.