Species Taractes asper Lowe, 1843
Flathead Pomfret
- Taractes asper Lowe, R.T. 1843. Notices of fishes newly observed or discovered in Madeira during the years 1840, 1841 and 1842. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 81-95 [82].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Madeira.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Stanwell Park, NSW (34°16'S) to South Tasman Rise, TAS (44°51'S, 146°13'E); southern circumglobal, temperate.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: epipelagic.
Marine, oceanic province, pelagic.
General References
Last, P.R. & Baron, M. 1994. Rays bream: a new pelagic fishery? Australian Fisheries 53(8): 19-22
Last, P.R. & Moteki, M. 2001. Bramidae. pp. 2824-2836 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2835]
Mead, G.W. 1972. Bramidae. Dana Reports 81: 1-166 figs 1-58 pls 1-9 [21, 120]
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [186]
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Moteki, M. 2001. Bramidae. pp. 2824-2836 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2835] (Flathead Pomfret)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Flathead Pomfret)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2012 | 05-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |