Brama

Brama, or RAY'S BREAM (Brama raii), a bony fish closely related to the Coryphaenas or 'dolphins,' and therefore belonging or nearly allied to the mackerel family. In this genus the body is laterally compressed and more or less deep, the spinous portion of the long dorsal fin is not well developed, and the tail is deeply forked. Ray's bream is found from the Cape seas northward to the Mediterranean, and even to British coasts. Its total length may be as much as 2 feet. The flesh is said to be very good.