Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Taractes

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Photo by Photo by JIMAR/NMFS - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Taractes asper
[Rough pomfret]

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Taractes rubescens
[Pomfret]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Taractes asper	Rough pomfret	Circumglobal	50 SL	1843
Taractes rubescens	Pomfret	Pacific and Atlantic	89 TL	1887

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: ScombriformesFamily: Bramidae PomfretsGenus: Taractes(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Taractes

(See list of species below)