- Big-scale pomfret
Taxobox
name = Big-scale pomfret
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Bramidae
genus = "Taractichthys "
species = "T. longipinnis"
binomial = "Taractichthys longipinnis"
binomial_authority = Lowe, 1843The big-scale pomfret, "Taractichthys longipinnis", is a
pomfret of the familyBramidae , found in theAtlantic ocean, at depths down to 500 m. Its length is between 50 and 100 cm.The big-scale pomfret is a deep-bodied
pelagic fish with a deeply forked tail, and large eyes near the front of a blunt snout. The pectoral, dorsal, andanal fin s are long and scythe-like - longer than theAtlantic Pomfret . The scales are twice the size of the Atlantic Pomfret and are fringed with curved spines when the fish is young. The mouth contains many rows of fine teeth which assist in feeding upon the small fish andshrimp s from the extensive mid-water fauna.The body and fins are grey with a coppery iridescence.
References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, "Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand", (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand1982 ) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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