Spotted fanfish

Spotted fanfish
	Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Bramidae
Genus:	Pteraclis
Species:	P. velifera
Binomial name
	Pteraclis velifera; (Pallas, 1770)
Synonyms
	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

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pteraclis velifera". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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

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[Fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pteraclis velifera". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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