''Taractichthys'' is a

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of marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

es from the

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Bramidae, the pomfrets.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Taractichthys longipinnis'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1843) (Big-scale pomfret) * '' Taractichthys steindachneri'' ( Döderlein ( de), 1883) (Sickle pomfret)

References

Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Giles Willis Mead Taxa named by Günther Maul {{Scombroidei-stub