Big-scale pomfret
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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]
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Big-scale pomfret | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Bramidae |
Genus: | Taractichthys |
Species: | T. longipinnis |
Binomial name | |
Taractichthys longipinnis (R. T. Lowe, 1843) | |
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