Pomfret (Taractes rubescens)

Scientific name: Taractes rubescens Jordan & Evermann, 1887

Pomfret (Taractes rubescens)

The Pomfret (Taractes rubescens) is a marine fish of the family Bramidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Taractes rubescens
Family
Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
0–600 m (0–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 600 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific and Atlantic: widely distributed in tropical waters. Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Peru. Eastern Atlantic: off west Africa. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad. Not known from the Indian Ocean. Recently reported in Aden Gulf, Arabian Sea. 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: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec > 10,000)

Sources

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

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