Psenes whiteleggii (Coastal Cubehead, Coastal Cubehead, Indian Driftfish, Shadow Driftfish, Shadow Driftfish)

Overview

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Family : Driftfishes ; Found in coastal and offshore waters from surface down to at least 300 m (Ref. 9563).

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Skaduwee-Dryfvis

Common Names in Cebuano:

Pangan Sa Lawod

Common Names in English:

Coastal Cubehead, Indian Driftfish, Shadow Driftfish, Whitelegge's Blubberfish

Common Names in French:

Derivant Indien

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

暗體方頭鯧, 銀影玉鯧, 麟首方頭鯧, 銀影玉鯧, 麟首方頭鯧, 暗體方頭鯧

Common Names in Spanish:

Savorin Indio

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

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: whiteleggii - Waite, 1894
        Scientific name: - Psenes whiteleggii Waite, 1894

Unambiguous Synonyms

Cubiceps whiteleggi (Waite, 1894)
Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894)
Psenes guttatus Fowler, 1934
Psenes whiteleggii Waite
Psenes whiteleggii Waite, 1894
Psenes whitelegii Waite, 1894

Misapplied Names

Cubiceps natalensis (non Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923)
Cubiceps squamiceps (Lloyd, 1909)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 21-Nov-1995

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)

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Notes

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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 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 20, 2008.
Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Accessed March 02, 2006. www.iobis.org
Westneat, Mark (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858469
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-32639
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 119411
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 398068