Sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri)

Scientific name: Taractichthys steindachneri D?derlein, 1883

Sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri)

The Sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri) is a marine fish of the family Bramidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 26 - 28; Vertebrae: 44 - 46. Body covered with large hard scales, each with a spine. Anterior lobes of dorsal and anal fins high, but changing in shape and height with growth; both fins covered with scales, not depressible in a groove. There are no areas without scales above nor behind the eye. Adults without a lateral line. Attains 60 cm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Taractichthys steindachneri
Family
Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
50–700 m (164–2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 50 - 700 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific and Eastern Central Pacific: East Africa to California, USA. References to Taractichthys longipinnis in the Indo-Pacific are considered misidentifications of this species. 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
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=8)

Sources

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

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