Bramidae

bigscale pomfret

Taractichthys longipinnis

Deep Bodied Bramid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• North America
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Large
• Tropical fish

The big-scale pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis) also known as the long-finned bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. It is found in the Atlantic ocean, at depths down to 500 metres (1,600 ft). This species is widely distributed in the Pacific, from temperate zones throughout the tropics.