Rough pomfret (Taractes asper)

Scientific name: Taractes asper Lowe, 1843

Rough pomfret (Taractes asper)

The Rough pomfret (Taractes asper) is a marine fish of the family Bramidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26. Lateral line generally present. Dorsal profile of head between eyes flat or slightly convex, not notably arched. Dorsal and anal fins with scales.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Taractes asper
Family
Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
1–140 m (3–459 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 1 - 140 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Western Pacific: Japan. Eastern Pacific: Alaska to southern California, USA. Eastern Atlantic: Madeira to Iceland and northern Norway; Cape Province, South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: southern Madagascar and Natal, South Africa; Maldives. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 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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