Biology:Bluefin driftfish

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Bluefin driftfish
Psenes pellucidus (Bluefin driftfish).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Nomeidae
Genus: Psenes
Species:
P. pellucidus
Binomial name
Psenes pellucidus
Lütken, 1880
Synonyms
  • Papyrichthys pellucidus (Lütken, 1880)
  • Psenes edwardsii C. H. Eigenmann, 1901
  • Icticus ischanus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
  • Caristioides amplipinnis Whitley, 1948
  • Cubiceps ismaelensis Dieuzeide & Roland, 1955
  • Cubiceps niger Nümann, 1958

Psenes pellucidus, the bluefin driftfish, is a species of driftfish native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans where it is found in deep waters to a depth of 1000 m. ). It is also present in low abundance since the mid-20th century in the western Mediterranean Sea which it most likely entered via the Strait of Gibraltar.[2] It can reach a length of 80 cm TL.[3]

References

  1. Dooley, J.; Marechal, J.; Pina Amargos, F. et al. (2015). "Psenes pellucidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T16545256A115362452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16545256A16546214.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16545256/115362452. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Psenes pellucidus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Psenes_pellucidus.pdf
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Psenes pellucidus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2339852 entry