{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox |image= |image_caption= |genus=Xenobrama |parent_authority=Yatsu & I. Nakamura, 1989 |species=microlepis |authority=Yatsu & I. Nakamura, 1989 }}
'''''Xenobrama microlepis''''', the '''golden pomfret''', is a species of pomfret, a type of fish, found in the Subantarctic Pacific Ocean. This species is known to grow to a length of {{convert|49.4|cm|in}} SL. This species is the only known member of the genus '''''Xenobrama'''''.<ref>{{FishBase |genus=Xenobrama|species=microlepis|month=February |year=2013}}</ref> ''Xenobrama microlepis'' is a combination of the Greek word ''xenos'' and ''microlepis'' with ''Brama'', meaning "strange ''Brama'' with small scales".<ref name=Yatsu></ref>
==Description== ''Xenobrama microlepis'' was first described in 1989 by Akihiko Yatsu and Izumi Nakamura. While similar to fishes in the related genus Brama, ''Xenobrama microlepis'' is unique in that it possesses short, stout gill rakers and smaller scales that are greater in number. <ref name=Yatsu>{{cite journal |author1=Akihiko Yatsu |author2=Izumi Nakamura |year=1989 |title=''Xenobrama microlepis'', a new species of bramid fish from Subantarctic waters of the South Pacific | journal=Japanese Journal of Ichthyology |volume=36 |issue=2 | pages=190–195|doi=10.1007/BF02914321 |s2cid=84962862 }}</ref> Other characters that are unique to this species include a narrow subpectoral region, a wide interpelvic region, and lower mandible edges that come together to touch.<ref name=Yatsu></ref>
==Distribution== ''Xenobrama microlepis'' is reported to be widely distributed throughout the high seas of the South Pacific Ocean.<ref name=Yatsu></ref> Despite this, it remains to be rarely caught or seen.
==Diet== There is little information pertaining to the diet of ''X. microlepis''. Limited collections of stomach contents revealed a number of different food items, including squid, other fishes, and amphipods.<ref name=Yatsu></ref>
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Category:Bramidae Category:Fish described in 1989