Eumegistus brevorti (Poey, 1860)
Tropical pomfret
Eumegistus brevorti
photo by Carvalho Filho et al

Family:  Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Max. size:  61 cm FL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,060.0 g
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 384 - 1317 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Carribean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela. Southwest Atlantic: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Bahia, Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  All adults have been taken from off large islands (Ref. 4936). Meso/bathypelagic species (Ref. 82736). Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods and worms (Ref. 82736).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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