Pterycombus brama Fries, 1837
Atlantic fanfish
Pterycombus brama
photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

 Family:  Bramidae (Pomfrets)
 Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; depth range 25 - 400 m
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Newfoundland in Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Jamaica. Eastern Atlantic: Norway and south of Cap Lopez, west of Mayumba (Gulf of Guinea) (Ref. 4936); reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal and anal fins without scales. Diameter of eye much larger than the snout length (Ref. 35388).
 Biology:  Lives down to a depth of 400 m (Ref. 35388). Seasonal migrant (Ref. 6697).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Froese, Rainer - 22.09.08
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 19.08.94

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