:Spotted fanfish
{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}
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| image = Pteraclis velifera (Spotted fanfish).gif
| image_caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
| taxon = Pteraclis velifera
| authority = (Pallas, 1770)
| synonyms = * Coryphaena velifera Pallas, 1770
- Pteraclis pinnata Gronow, 1772
- Pteraclis ocellatus Valenciennes, 1833
- Pteraclis trichipterus Valenciennes, 1833
- Pteraclis guttatus Valenciennes, 1833
| synonyms_ref = {{Fishbase|Pteraclis|velifera|month=December|year=2019}}
}}
The spotted fanfish (Pteraclis velifera) is a species of pomfret found in the Indian and western Pacific oceans from South Africa to New Zealand. It is found at depths to {{convert|500|m|ft}}. It reaches a length of {{convert|50|cm|in}} TL.
References
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- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{ISBN|0-00-216987-8}}
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Category:Fish described in 1770
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