Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Taractichthys

(See list of species below)

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Taractichthys longipinnis
[Big-scale pomfret]

Photo by Kaewnuratchadasorn, P.

Taractichthys steindachneri
[Sickle pomfret]

2 Species of Family Bramidae with Genus Taractichthys
(Pomfrets)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1843	Taractichthys longipinnis	Big-scale pomfret	Eastern Atlantic	100 SL
1883	Taractichthys steindachneri	Sickle pomfret	Indo-Pacific and Eastern	60 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Bramidae PomfretsGenus: Taractichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae Pomfrets

Genus: Taractichthys

(See list of species below)