Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Pteraclis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, aklisia, -as = invariable (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 58302); temperate.

Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559) and South Korea (Ref. 77001). Eastern Pacific: rare off California, USA.

Max length: 61.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 2850).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 46 - 55; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 40 - 43. Dorsal and anal fins very high. Dorsal fin inserted above middle of snout, the fin reaching a little behind the caudal fin base, the 4th ray much stouter than others. Dorsal and anal fins with scaly sheaths; rays of the fins not articulated. Attains 45 cm SL.

Oceanic. The species is very rare and most likely seen as stomach content of large predatory fishes, such as tunas. Young probably inhabits shallow, adult deep water.

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

  Least Concern (LC); date assessed: February 04 2009

Not Evaluated

Not Evaluated

  Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.8 - 26.3, mean 23.3 °C (based on 390 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=9-11; very rare).

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Iron = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Protein = 0 [0, 0] %; Omega3 = 0 [0, 0] g/100g; Selenium = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g (wet weight);