Psenes maculatus (Silver Driftfish)

Overview

Family : Driftfishes ; Epipelagic or mesopelagic in oceanic temperate waters . Rarely seen (Ref. 6891). Lives in association with jellyfish (Ref. 7251).

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Silwer Dryfvis

Common Names in English:

Blue Driftfish, Silver Driftfish

Common Names in Japanese:

Kuro-Hanabira-Uo, Shima-Hanabira-Uo

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

銀斑玉鯧

Description

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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

Biome: Brackish water, saltwater . Pelagic .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes () - �
        Suborder: Stromateoidei ()
        Family: Nomeidae () - Flotsamfishes
        Genus: Psenes () - Waite, 1894
        Specific name: maculatus - L�tken, 1880
        Scientific name: - Psenes maculatus L�tken, 1880

Unambiguous Synonyms

Psenes maculatus Lütken, 1880

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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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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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith 2003. An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records. Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2. 159-248.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.
Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii, Editors (1983). Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p.

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 2, 2006.
FishBase
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858467
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30524
Fishbase Species ID: 3926
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 117098
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 172557
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121730