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Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Taractichthys: Greek, taraktes = confusion; for the pletora of names that have been applied to this fish + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); longipinnis: longipinnis meaning long-finned (Ref. 4525).
More on author: Lowe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 0 - 500 m (Ref. 89422), usually 42 - 200 m (Ref. 82736). Subtropical; 10°C - ? (Ref. 82736); 47°N - 68°S, 98°W - 21°E
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway southward to off Pointe Noire, Gulf of Guinea and Namibia; questionably reaching False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4388). Absent from the Mediterranean (Ref. 4936). Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Puerto Rico (Ref. 7251), Bermuda, northern South America to southeastern Brazil (Ref. 82736). Highly migratory species.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 6697)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 33 - 38; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 27 - 30. Grey or silvery in color, with coppery reflections (Ref. 4388).
Generally oceanic and presumably epipelagic. Often solitary but occasionally found in small schools close to shore (Ref. 82736). Feed on shrimps and squids (Ref. 82736). Young are present in all seasons (Ref. 6697). Flesh considered very good (Ref. 3576).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा
Gomes, J., 1990. Bramidae. p. 758-764. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNCT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4936)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8 - 26.3, mean 17.6 °C (based on 589 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.00782 - 0.04232), b=2.96 (2.76 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.62 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): बहुत नीचे, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 14 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.6 [13.4, 62.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.868 [0.382, 1.764] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [17.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.316 [0.175, 0.560] g/100g; Selenium = 35.1 [16.0, 71.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.8 [3.1, 51.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.458 [0.294, 0.720] mg/100g (wet weight);