Prickly fanfish (Pterycombus petersii)

Scientific name: Pterycombus petersii Hilgendorf, 1878

Prickly fanfish (Pterycombus petersii)

The Prickly fanfish (Pterycombus petersii) is a marine fish of the family Bramidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic. Indo-West Pacific, southwestern Africa to Japan and the central Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 46-55; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 37 - 40. Body color silvery-white, the membranes of the dorsal and anal fins black. Dorsal and anal fin very high, with scaly sheaths at its bases. No rays of the dorsal and anal fins thicker than their neighbors. Dorsal fin inserted above the posterior part of the eye. Attain 40 cm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pterycombus petersii
Family
Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.4
Common length
31.0
Depth range
0–340 m (0–1115 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 340 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic. Indo-West Pacific: southwestern Africa to Japan and the central Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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