Stromateus niger

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind
   of fish.] (Zool.)
   (a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the
       genus {Stromateus} ({Stromateus niger}, {Stromateus
       argenteus}) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
   (b) A marine food fish of Bermuda ({Brama Raji}).
       [1913 Webster]