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Bramidae (Pomfrets)
Etymology: Pteraclis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, aklisia, -as = invariable (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 58302). Temperate, preferred ?
Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559) and South Korea (Ref. 77001). Eastern Pacific: rare off California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 46-55;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 40 - 43. Dorsal and anal fins very high. Dorsal fin inserted above middle of snout, the fin reaching a little behind the caudal fin base, the 4th ray much stouter than others. Dorsal and anal fins with scaly sheaths; rays of the fins not articulated. Attains 45 cm SL.
Oceanic. The species is very rare and most likely seen as stomach content of large predatory fishes, such as tunas. Young probably inhabits shallow, adult deep water.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=9-11; very rare).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100) .