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Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Pterycombus: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, kombos, oy = belt (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 87829); depth range 25 - 600 m (Ref. 35388). Subtropical; 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).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Lives down to a depth of 400 m (Ref. 35388). Seasonal migrant (Ref. 6697). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 94863.
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. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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