Rough pomfret (Taractes asper). Norsk: Høyfinnet havbrasme.
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About Rough pomfret
The rough pomfret (Taractes asper) is a deep-bodied, strongly compressed pomfret covered in large, rough scales. Live fish are silvery, but they darken to grey or brownish black soon after capture. Compared with the Atlantic pomfret it has a sharper snout, a taller dorsal fin, larger eyes and a flattened area on top of the head. It grows to about 50 cm. It lives in warm and temperate oceans around the globe, living in open water far from the coast, mostly in the upper few hundred metres. Like its relatives it presumably feeds on small fish, squid and crustaceans. In Norway it is a rare stray known from only a handful of records; the first, from the Altafjord, was described in 1862 as a new species by mistake. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia, Australian Museum
- Habitat: Saltvann
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