Silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus)

Scientific name: Psenes maculatus L?tken, 1880

Silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus)

The Silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Nomeidae. Native range: Atlantic Ocean, Canada to New Jersey, USA to northern South America; reported from southern Africa. Also Indian and Pacific oceans.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Psenes maculatus
Family
Nomeidae (Driftfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–1281 m (0–4203 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1281 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Canada to New Jersey, USA to northern South America; reported from southern Africa. Also Indian and Pacific oceans.
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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