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Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Taractes: Greek, taraktes = confusion; for the pletora of names that have been applied to this fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Evermann.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 87829); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 600 m (Ref. 82736). Tropical
Pacific and Atlantic: widely distributed in tropical waters (Ref. 559). Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Peru. Eastern Atlantic: off west Africa. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad. Not known from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 4936). Recently reported in Aden Gulf, Arabian Sea (Ref. 85285). Highly migratory species.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 97146); common length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 30 - 32; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 21 - 23. Caudal peduncle with a strong keel formed of enlarged and fused scales. Scaleless areas above and behind the eyes. Lateral line in adults obsolete. Fins of juveniles very long. Attains 70 cm SL.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Adults occur from shallow water to about 600 m depth offshore (Ref. 82736). Often solitary (Ref. 82736).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 12.7 - 26.1, mean 18.6 °C (based on 1171 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.3 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Fec > 10,000).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 41.8 [20.6, 87.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.659 [0.281, 1.240] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.4, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.251 [0.144, 0.433] g/100g; Selenium = 100 [47, 211] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.5 [13.8, 131.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.814 [0.529, 1.215] mg/100g (wet weight);