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Eumegistus brevorti (Poey, 1860) Tropical pomfret |
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photo by
Carvalho Filho et al |
| Family: | Bramidae (Pomfrets) | |||
| Max. size: | 61 cm FL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,060.0 g | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 384 - 1317 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Carribean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela. Southwest Atlantic: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Bahia, Brazil. | |||
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| Biology: | All adults have been taken from off large islands (Ref. 4936). Meso/bathypelagic species (Ref. 82736). Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods and worms (Ref. 82736). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||