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Pterycombus brama Fries, 1837 Atlantic fanfish |
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photo by
Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP |
| Family: | Bramidae (Pomfrets) | |||
| Max. size: | 46 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 25 - 600 m, oceanodromous | |||
| 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). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 94863. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||