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rough pomfret (Taractes asper)
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rough pomfret (Taractes asper) specimen
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Bramidae

rough pomfret

Taractes asper

Fifty Centimeters Bramid Fish from the South African Coast

  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

rough pomfret is known from Circumglobal as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Bramidae
Maximum length
50 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559 ). Eastern Pacific: Alaska to southern California, USA. Eastern Atlantic: Madeira to Iceland and northern Norway (Ref. 6697 ); Cape Province, South Africa (Ref. 4388 ). Western Indian Ocean: southern Madagascar and Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4388 ); Maldives (Ref. 30829 ). Highly migratory species.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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