Spotted fanfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Bramidae
Genus: Pteraclis
Species:
P. velifera
Binomial name
Pteraclis velifera
(Pallas, 1770)
Synonyms[1]
  • Coryphaena velifera Pallas, 1770
  • Pteraclis pinnata Gronow, 1772
  • Pteraclis ocellatus Valenciennes, 1833
  • Pteraclis trichipterus Valenciennes, 1833
  • Pteraclis guttatus Valenciennes, 1833

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]

References

  • 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
  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Pteraclis velifera" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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