Big-scale pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis)

Scientific name: Taractichthys longipinnis Lowe, 1843

Big-scale pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis)

The Big-scale pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis) is a marine fish of the family Bramidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 10°C (50°F).

Big-scale pomfret care at a glance

Temperature
10°C (50°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-38; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 30. Grey or silvery in color, with coppery reflections.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Taractichthys longipinnis
Family
Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
42–200 m (138–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 42 - 200 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway southward to off Pointe Noire, Gulf of Guinea and Namibia; questionably reaching False Bay, South Africa. Absent from the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Puerto Rico, Bermuda, northern South America to southeastern Brazil. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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