Lesser Bream

Brama dussumieri can be distinguished from congeners through the following characteristics:

Possessing pectoral fins that are placed low on the body in both juvenile 'and' adult stages (overlap with Brama caribbea, Brama myseri, and Brama orcini). Having relatively long ventral fins Having a total number of vertebrae equaling 40 or more (overlaps with Brama myersi) Possessing a total number of anal fin rays equaling 28 or fewer

Brama dussumieri can be found throughout the high seas of all tropical oceans (e.g. Atlantic, Pacific, Indo-Pacific) and associated seas, such as the Yellow and Sea of Japan off the coast of Korea.

Brama dussumieri like many bramids serves as an important forage fish for large, pelagic, predatory fishes. B. dussumieri have been successfully collected from the stomachs of bigeye and yellowfin tuna and striped marlin, suggesting that they serve a similar role for fast swimming, open ocean predators.