{{Short description|Genus of ray-finned fishes}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Taractes rubescens 2.jpg | image_caption = Taractes rubescens | taxon = Taractes | authority = R. T. Lowe, 1834 | type_species = ''Taractes asper'' | type_species_authority = Lowe, 1834<ref name = CofF>{{Cof family | family = Bramidae | access-date = 13 November 2020}}</ref> | synonyms = * ''Steinegeria'' <small>D. S. Jordan & Evermann 1887</small> *''Trachyberyx'' <small>Roule, 1929</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name = CofF/> }}
'''''Taractes''''' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the family Bramidae, the pomfrets. ''Taractes'' can be distinguished from other bramid genera but having a flat, or slightly curved profile, between the eyes (unlike the definitive arched profile present in the other genera) and by having scales on both the dorsal and anal fins (unlike ''Pterycombus '' and ''Pteraclis'' which lack these scales).<ref name = Mead>{{cite journal | author1 = G. W. Mead| year=1972 | title = Bramidae | journal = Dana Report | volume = 81 | pages = 1–166}}</ref>
==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Taractes| month = February | year = 2013}}</ref> * ''Taractes asper'' <small>R. T. Lowe, 1843</small> (Rough pomfret) * ''Taractes rubescens'' <small>(D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1887)</small> (Pomfret)
These two species are easily distinguished from one another as adults. Adult ''T. rubescens'' develop a dense, bony keel on the caudal peduncle that is thought to be composed of enlarged, fused scales, which are absent in ''T. asper''. Additionally, adult ''T. rubescens'' lack a noticeable lateral line, which is typically present in adult ''T. asper''.<ref name = Mead />
==Distribution== The genus is widely distributed across both Atlantic and Pacific oceans. ''T. asper'' has been documented to possess range from the Norwegian Sea to the Sea of Japan and Cape of Good Hope in Southern Africa. ''T. rubescens'' has been documented in the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean.<ref name = Mead /> Despite being found across all seas, they remain difficult to collect and are quite uncommon.<ref name = Mead />
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