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Psenes maculatus Lütken, 1880 Silver driftfish |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Nomeidae (Driftfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 1281 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean: Canada (Ref. 5951) to New Jersey, USA to northern South America (Ref. 7251); reported from southern Africa. Also Indian and Pacific oceans. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 21-23; Vertebrae: 34-38. Brown with darker brown vertical bands (Ref. 4412). | |||
| Biology: | Epipelagic or mesopelagic in oceanic temperate waters. Rarely seen (Ref. 6891). Juveniles swim among tentacles of jellies (Ref. 48637). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||