Pomfret (Taractes rubescens) fish species and information / pictures of Pomfret - Taractes rubescens

Pomfret (Taractes rubescens) fish species information

Scientific Name
Taractes rubescens

Common Name
Pomfret

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-32; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Caudal peduncle with a strong keel formed of enlarged and fused scales. Scaleless areas above and behind the eyes. Lateral line in adults obsolete. Fins of juveniles very long. Attains 70 cm SL.

Classification

Classified By
Jordan & Evermann, 1887
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Pomfrets (Bramidae)

Distribution

Region
Pacific and Atlantic
Distribution
Pacific and Atlantic: widely distributed in tropical waters (Ref. 559). Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Peru. Eastern Atlantic: off west Africa. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad. Not known from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 4936). Recently reported in Aden Gulf, Arabian Sea (Ref. 85285). Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
600 m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 600 m (Ref. 82736)
Trophic Level
4.45 s.e. 0.58 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
70.0 cm
Common Length
30.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (65 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec > 10,000)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated