Pteraclis velifera, Spotted fanfish

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Pteraclis velifera (Pallas, 1770)

Spotted fanfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Pteraclis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, aklisia, -as = invariable (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pallas.

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

Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: southern Africa including Walters Shoal to Australia and New Zealand.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4388)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-57; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 50. Metallic silver in color; dorsal and anal fins blue-black with silver trimmings. specimens

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Thompson, Bruce | Collaborators

Smith, M.M., 1986. Bramidae. p. 633-636. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4388)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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