Taractes rubescens

Author
Jordan & Evermann, 1887
Common Names
  • Black Pomfret
  • Dark Pomfret
  • Keeltail Pomfret
  • Knifetail Pomfret

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
500 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Worldwide. Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad
Habitat-Biology
  • oceanic surface and epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
References

  • McEachran, J. D., and J. D. Fechhelm. 2005. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin, TX. 1004 pp.

  • Mead, G. W. 1972. Bramidae. Dana Report 81: 1–166.

  • Thompson, B. A. 2002b. Bramidae. Pp. 1469–1472 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3. Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome.

  • Thompson, B. A., and S. J. Russell. 1996. Pomfrets (family Bramidae) of the Gulf of Mexico and nearby waters. Publicaciones Especiales. Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia 31: 185–198.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-23-2024.

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