| Bramidae (Pomfrets) |
| 60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11 kg; max. reported age: 8 years |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 700 m, oceanodromous |
| 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. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-37; Anal spines: 0-0; 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. |
| Occurs along the shelf edge (Ref. 11230). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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