Biology:Big-scale pomfret

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Big-scale pomfret
Bigscale pomfret.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Taractichthys
Species:
T. longipinnis
Binomial name
Taractichthys longipinnis
(R. T. Lowe, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Brama longipinnis Lowe, 1843
  • Taractes longipinnis (Lowe, 1843)
  • Brama princeps Johnson, 1863
  • Lepidotus princeps (Johnson, 1863)
  • Taractes princeps (Johnson, 1863)

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 reaches a length of up to 100 centimetres (39 in) SL. This species is of minor importance to the commercial fisheries industry.[2] From Ireland there are only two records of this fish. The last being from Co. Wicklow.[3]

References

  1. Singh-Renton, S.; Pina Amargos, F.; Oxenford, H.; Collette, B.B.; Dooley, J.; Aiken, K.A.; Marechal, J.; Robertson, R. (2015). "Taractichthys longipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T190394A115318952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190394A16510617.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190394/115318952. Retrieved 13 November 2020. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Taractichthys longipinnis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Smiddy, P. 2013. Bigscale Pomfret or Long-finned Bream. (Taractichthys longipinnis (Lowe)) stranded alive at Bray, Co. Wicklow. Ir. Nat. J.: 32: 152 - 153

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