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Taractichthys longipinnis (Lowe, 1843)

Big-scale pomfret
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> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > 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 Ecología

marino; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 500 m (Ref. 89422), usually 42 - 200 m (Ref. 82736). Subtropical; 10°C - ? (Ref. 82736); 47°N - 68°S, 98°W - 21°E

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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.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6697)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 33 - 38; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 27 - 30. Grey or silvery in color, with coppery reflections (Ref. 4388).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Thompson, Bruce | Colaboradores

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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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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):  PD50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
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);