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Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Pterycombus: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kombos, oy = belt (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 25 - 400 m (Ref. 35388). Subtropical, preferred ?; 67°N - 1°S, 98°W - 36°E
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).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Dorsal and anal fins without scales. Diameter of eye much larger than the snout length (Ref. 35388).
Lives down to a depth of 400 m (Ref. 35388). Seasonal migrant (Ref. 6697).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Breeding takes place all year-round (Ref. 6697).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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