Species Taractes rubescens (Jordan & Evermann, 1887)
Knifetail Pomfret
- Steinegeria rubescens Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. 1887. Description of six new species of fishes from the Gulf of Mexico, with notes on other species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 9: 466-476 [467].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 37991, Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola, Florida.
Generic Combinations
- Taractes rubescens (Jordan & Evermann, 1887). —
Mead, G.W. 1972. Bramidae. Dana Reports 81: 1-166 figs 1-58 pls 1-9 [16]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New record for Australia based on larvae from CSIRO record from Rowley Shoals area, WA (17°25'S, 118°23'E) and Coral Sea, east of Cape Melville, QLD (14°10'S, 148°32E); tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, marine, oceanic province, pelagic.
General 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. [2836]
Mead, G.W. 1972. Bramidae. Dana Reports 81: 1-166 figs 1-58 pls 1-9 [16, 120]
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. [2836] (FAO) (Knifetail Pomfret)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Knifetail 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 |