Freckled driftfish (Psenes cyanophrys)

Scientific name: Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833

Freckled driftfish (Psenes cyanophrys)

The Freckled driftfish (Psenes cyanophrys) is a marine fish of the family Nomeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-28; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 28; Vertebrae: 31. Dark horizontal lines laterally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Psenes cyanophrys
Family
Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Depth range
20–550 m (66–1804 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 20 - 550 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: tropical and warmer temperate waters. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to South America. Reported from southern Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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