Psenes cyanophrys

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Overview

Family : Driftfishes ; Inhabits the open ocean. Associated with Sargassum (Ref. 26340) and jellyfish (Ref. 7251).

Common Names

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Description

Family Nomeidae

Distribution: tropical and subtropical seas . Adults with pelvic fins. First dorsal fin with 9-12 slender spines. Second dorsal fin with 0-3 spines; soft rays 15-32. Anal fin spines 1-3; soft rays 14-30. About 1 m maximum length .The family Nomeidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 3 genera and 15 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Etymology of this family name : Greek, nomeys, -eos = shepherd

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -7,132 meters (0 to -23,399 feet).Mean = -2,620.650 meters (-8,597.933 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,983.840 based on 130 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Bathypelagic .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Cubiceps multiradiatus G�nther, 1872
2. Psenes auratus Valenciennes, 1833
3. Psenes chapmani Fowler, 1906
4. Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833
5. Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833
6. Psenes fuscus Guichenot, 1866
7. Psenes guamensis Valenciennes, 1833
8. Psenes javanicus Valenciennes, 1833
9. Psenes kamoharai Abe, Kojima & Kosakai, 1963
10. Psenes leucurus Valenciennes, 1833
11. Psenes pacificus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925
12. Psennes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Psenes

There are approximately 14 species in this genus:

P. whiteleggii · P. anomalus · P. arafurensis (Arafura Driftfish) · P. cyanophrys (Blue Driftfish) · P. hillii · P. maculatus (Silver Driftfish) · P. nigrescens · P. pellucides · P. pellucidus (Blackrag) · P. sio (Twospine Driftfish) · P. sp · P. spp · P. whiteleggi · P. whiteleggii (Coastal Cubehead)

Bibliography

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Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bishop Museum Data
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, REVIZEE South Score / Pelagic and Demersal Fish Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Fishes

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500050
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30523
• Fishbase Species ID: 3925
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13538856
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 172556
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121729

Footnotes

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