The big-scale pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis) also known as the long-finned bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a pomfret of the family Bramidae. It is found in the Atlantic ocean, at depths down to 500 metres (1,600 ft). This species reaches a length of up to 100 centimetres (39 in) SL. This species is of minor importance to the commercial fisheries industry.[2] From Ireland there are only two records of this fish. The last being from Co. Wicklow.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Bramidae |
| Genus: | Taractichthys |
| Species: | T. longipinnis
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| Taractichthys longipinnis (R. T. Lowe, 1843)
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References edit
- "Taractichthys longipinnis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- 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
- ^ Singh-Renton, S.; Pina Amargos, F.; Oxenford, H.; Collette, B.B.; Dooley, J.; Aiken, K.A.; Marechal, J. & Robertson, R. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Taractichthys longipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190394A115318952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190394A16510617.en. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Taractichthys longipinnis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Smiddy, P. 2013. Bigscale Pomfret or Long-finned Bream. (Taractichthys longipinnis (Lowe)) stranded alive at Bray, Co. Wicklow. Ir. Nat. J.: 32: 152 - 153