''Pteraclis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of fish in the family
Bramidae
Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially ''Brama brama'' in South Asia. The earlier form of t ...
, the pomfrets. They are known commonly as fanfishes. The three species are distributed throughout the oceans of the world.
Species
Species include:
* ''
Pteraclis aesticola
''Pteraclis'' is a genus of fish in the family Bramidae, the pomfrets. They are known commonly as fanfishes. The three species are distributed throughout the oceans of the world.
Species
Species include:
* '' Pteraclis aesticola'' ( D. S. Jorda ...
''
( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) – Pacific fanfish
* ''
Pteraclis carolinus
''Pteraclis'' is a genus of fish in the family Bramidae, the pomfrets. They are known commonly as fanfishes. The three species are distributed throughout the oceans of the world.
Species
Species include:
* '' Pteraclis aesticola'' ( D. S. Jorda ...
''
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1833 – fanfish
* ''
Pteraclis velifera
The spotted fanfish, ''Pteraclis velifera'', is a species of pomfret found in the Indian and western Pacific oceans from South Africa to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. I ...
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(Pallas
Pallas may refer to:
Astronomy
* 2 Pallas asteroid
** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas
* Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon
Mythology
* Pallas (Giant), a son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena
* Pa ...
, 1770) – spotted fanfish
References
Bramidae
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