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Ariomma brevimanus (Klunzinger, 1884)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15. Body elongate and rounded. Adipose tissue around eye well-developed, with a rather undeveloped eyelid. Scales large, cycloid, and very deciduous.

Common Names

  • Maslimani , Arabic , Jordan
  • Driftfish , English , Malaysia
  • Pomfret , English , Malaysia
  • Minami-medai , Japanese , Japan
  • Naga-medai , Japanese , Japan
  • Ikan Jepun , Malay , Malaysia
  • Jepun sisik besar , Malay , Malaysia
  • 愛氏無齒鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 爱氏无齿鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 短鰭無齒鯧 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 短鳍无齿鲳 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Scombriformes

    Family: Ariommatidae

    Genus: Ariomma

    Species: Ariomma brevimanus (Klunzinger, 1884)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, off Indonesia to Japan and Hawaii.

    • Biology

    Mesobenthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Considered rare but sometimes taken in large quantities by purse seine off Japan (Ref. 12862).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic