The spotted fanfish (Pteraclis velifera) is a species of pomfret found in the Indian and western Pacific oceans from South Africa to New Zealand. It is found at depths to 500 metres (1,600 ft). It reaches a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL.[1]
Spotted fanfish | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Bramidae |
Genus: | Pteraclis |
Species: | P. velifera
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Binomial name | |
Pteraclis velifera (Pallas, 1770)
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References
edit- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pteraclis velifera". FishBase. December 2019 version.