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Taractichthys steindachneri (Döderlein, 1883)

Sickle pomfret
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Fiji country information

Common names: Black snapper, Bréme noire à longues nageoires, Sickle pomfret
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Thaman, R.R. and T. Fong, 2009
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occasional as by-catch of the tuna longline fishery, Rare at fresh markets, excellent flesh; exported to Japan and US (Ref. 79653).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Thaman, R.R. and T. Fong, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tristón segador, Black snapper, Pomfret, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Taractichthys: Greek, taraktes = confusion; for the pletora of names that have been applied to this fish + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Döderlein.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री बेनथोपिलाजिक; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 50 - 700 m (Ref. 58488).   Tropical; 40°N - 36°S, 40°E - 110°W

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