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Silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Psenes maculatus

Common Name
Silver driftfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23; Vertebrae: 34 - 38. Brown with darker brown vertical bands (Ref. 4412).

Classification

Classified By
L?tken, 1880
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Driftfishes (Nomeidae)

Distribution

Region
Atlantic Ocean
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Canada (Ref. 5951) to New Jersey, USA to northern South America (Ref. 7251); reported from southern Africa. Also Indian and Pacific oceans.
Range
41°N - 7°N

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
1281 m
Zone
pelagic-oceanic
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 1281 m (Ref. 58018)
Trophic Level
3.58 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
30.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5313 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated