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Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Taractichthys: Greek, taraktes = confusion; for the pletora of names that have been applied to this fish + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente / Clima / Range
Ecologia
; marino benthopelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 50 - 700 m (Ref. 58488). Tropical, preferred ?; 40°N - 36°S, 40°E - 110°W
Indo-Pacific and Eastern Central Pacific: East Africa to California, USA. References to Taractichthys longipinnis in the Indo-Pacific are considered misidentifications of this species. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4388); Peso massimo pubblicato: 11.0 kg (Ref. 4388); Età massima riportata: 8 anni (Ref. 4388)
Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 33-37; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 26 - 28; Vertebre: 44 - 46. Body covered with large hard scales, each with a spine. Anterior lobes of dorsal and anal fins high, but changing in shape and height with growth; both fins covered with scales, not depressible in a groove. There are no areas without scales above nor behind the eye. Adults without a lateral line. Attains 60 cm SL.
Occurs along the shelf edge (Ref. 11230).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Smith, M.M., 1986. Bramidae. p. 633-636. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4388)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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