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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Taractichthys
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway southward to off Pointe Noire, Gulf of Guinea and Namibia; questionably reaching False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4388 ). Absent from the Mediterranean (Ref. 4936 ). Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Puerto Rico (Ref. 7251 ), Bermuda, northern South America to southeastern Brazil (Ref. 82736 ). Highly migratory species.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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