Big-scale pomfret

The big-scale pomfret, Taractichthys longipinnis, also known as the long-finned bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. It is found in the Atlantic ocean, at depths down to 500 metres (1,600 ft). This species reaches a length of up to 100 centimetres (39 in) SL. This species is of minor importance to the commercial fisheries industry.[2] From Ireland there are only two records of this fish. The last being from Co. Wicklow.[3]

Big-scale pomfret
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Taractichthys
Species:
T. longipinnis
Binomial name
Taractichthys longipinnis
(R. T. Lowe, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Brama longipinnis Lowe, 1843
  • Taractes longipinnis (Lowe, 1843)
  • Brama princeps Johnson, 1863
  • Lepidotus princeps (Johnson, 1863)
  • Taractes princeps (Johnson, 1863)

References
  • "Taractichthys longipinnis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
  1. Singh-Renton, S.; Pina Amargos, F.; Oxenford, H.; Collette, B.B.; Dooley, J.; Aiken, K.A.; Marechal, J. & Robertson, R. (2015). "Taractichthys longipinnis (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190394A115318952. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Taractichthys longipinnis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Smiddy, P. 2013. Bigscale Pomfret or Long-finned Bream. (Taractichthys longipinnis (Lowe)) stranded alive at Bray, Co. Wicklow. Ir. Nat. J.: 32: 152 - 153
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