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Taractichthys

Taractichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the family Bramidae, the pomfrets.

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Taractichthys
Big-scale pomfret (T. longipinnis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Taractichthys
Mead & Maul, 1958
Type species
Brama longipinnis
Lowe, 1843
Synonyms1

Argo Döderlein, 1883

Taractichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the family Bramidae, the pomfrets.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:2

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Bramidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Taractichthys". FishBase. February 2021 version.