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Bigscale

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Bigscale pomfret, Taractichthys longipinnis (Lowe, 1843).
Sickle pomfret, Taractichthys steindachneri (Döderlein, 1883).
Genus Xenobrama
Xenobrama microlepis Yatsu & Nakamura, 1989.

 


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This fish, for fairly obvious reasons, is called the bigscale. It's head is covered in bony plates, and it has very large scales on it's body. It's found from 200m - 2000m.

STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES
pricklefishes, hispidoberycids, bigscales, gibberfishes
BERYCIFORMES
pinecone fishes, slimeheads, lanterneye fishes, spinyfins, fangtooths, berycids, squirrelfishes, soldierfishes ...

Also known as - Northern Redhorse, Common Redhorse, Redfin Sucker, Bigscale Sucker, Common Mullet, River Sucker.
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Myripristis berndti, Bigscale Soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus, Blackbar Soldierfish
Myripristis violacea, Lattice Soldierfish
Myripristis vittata, Whitetip Soldierfish
Myripristis kuntee, Shoulderbar Squirrelfish
Nautilus belauensis, Palau Nautilus ...

See also: Perch, Snapper, Snake, Dragonfish, Coral