Overview
Family : Driftfishes ;
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Topigget Drivfisk
Common Names in English:
Twospine Driftfish
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
波玉鯧, 波玉鯧, 波玉鲳
Common Names in Spanish:
Derivante, Derivante Dos Espinas, Flotador De Dos Espinas, Savorin
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 -4,563 meters (0 to -14,970 feet).Mean = -949.330 meters (-3,114.600 feet), Standard Deviation = 3,272.730 based on 3 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Saltwater . Benthopelagic.
Taxonomy
- 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
()
- Suborder:
Stromateoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –
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
- Bearez, P. (1996). Lista de los peces marinos del Ecuador continental. Rev. Biol. Trop. 44(2):731-741.
- Kashkin, N.I. (1989). Mesopelagic ichthyofauna of the southwestern Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 29(3):116-127.
- Pequeño, G. (1989). Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132.
- Robertson, D.R. and G.R. Allen. 2002. Shorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific: an Information System. CD-ROM. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama.
- Sánchez, A.C. (1997). Listado taxonomico de las especies marinas identificadas en los océanos Pacífico y Atlántico (Caribe) de Nicaragua. Ministerio de Economía y Desarrollo. MEDE PESCA. Managua. 28 pgs.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 2, 2006.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
- McEachran, John (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500051
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-32724
- Fishbase Species ID: 8224
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 119505
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 642597
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121732
