Bluefin driftfish
Bluefin driftfish | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Nomeidae |
Genus: | Psenes |
Species: | P. pellucidus
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Binomial name | |
Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880
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Psenes pellucidus, the bluefin driftfish, is a species of driftfish native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans where it is found in deep waters to a depth of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). It can reach a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL. This species is commercially important.[2]
References[]
- ^ Dooley, J.; Marechal, J.; Pina Amargos, F.; et al. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Psenes pellucidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16545256A115362452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16545256A16546214.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Psenes pellucidus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Nomeidae
- Fish described in 1880