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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features deep body; eye large 2nd dorsal fin : 20-23; anal fin has 21-23 rays adult dark;juvenile barred bottom teeth greater than top pectoral long, pointed Adult with deep, compressed body (>40% standard length); fatty ring around large eye; operculum thin, with 2 short spines; mouth small, at front; jaw teeth small, conical, 1 row, adult lower jaw with long knife-like teeth; 2 dorsal fins, rays X-XI + I-II, 20-23, can fold into groove; 1st dorsal origin over or before pectoral base; anal III, 21-23; adult pectoral long, bluntly pointed (short, rounded in juvenile), 18-20 rays; tail forked, tips rounded in juvenile, sharply pointed in adult; pelvic inserted before or below pectoral; lateral line high along back; branched mucous canal along length of flank; scales small, 55-62 on lateral line; bases of dorsal and anal with scaly sheath; scales extend forward onto nape as tongue-shaped patch reaching between eyes. Adult uniform dark to black, bases of median fins not translucent; juvenile silvery to pale brown, with mottling or barring. Size: 25 cm. Habitat: oceanic. Depth: 0-500 m?. Circumtropical; Costa Rica to Peru and the offshore islands except the Revillagigedos. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 500 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: pelagic jellyfish/ctenophores; zooplankton; bony fishes; pelagic fish larvae. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=11; Southern limit=-10; Western limit=-110; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=21; Longitudinal range=32. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Pelagic. Global Endemism: Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans); East Pacific + Atlantic (East +/or West); East Pacific + all Atlantic (East+West); TEP non-endemic; All species. Habitat: Water column. Inshore Offshore: Offshore; Offshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 25 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Surface; Surface; Water column only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Ahlstrom , E. H. , Butler , J. L..and Sumida, B. Y., 1976., Pelagic stromateoid fishes (Pisces, Perciformes) of the eastern Pacific: Kinds, distributions and early life histories and observations on five of these from the northwest Atlantic., Bull. Mar. Sci., 26:285-402. Grove , J.S. and Lavenberg, R. J., 1997., The fishes of the Galápagos islands., Stanford University Press:863 pp. Günther, A., 1889., Report on the pelagic fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76., Rep. Sci. Res. Voy. H.M.S. Challenger, 31:1-47. Haedrich, R.L., 1967., The stromateoid fishes; systematics and a classification., Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard, 135(2):31-139. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/67759ba8-3690-4e8a-9754-9f541171a333 Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Psenes&speciesname=arafurensis ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Psenes&speciesname=arafurensis http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Psenes&speciesname=arafurensis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Psenes&speciesname=arafurensis https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Psenes&speciesname=arafurensis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Psenes-arafurensis.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Psenes Species in    Nomeidae - Classification - Nomeidae Scombriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Psenes arafurensis Günther , 1889 Banded driftfish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Psenes arafurensis   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Psenes arafurensis Picture by FAO Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Nomeidae (Driftfishes) Etymology: Psenes: Greek, psenos, -e, -on = without hair (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Günther . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 650 m (Ref. 58018 ). Tropical; 37°N - 24°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical waters. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27121 ); common length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-22; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 21 - 23; Vertebrae : 31. Small specimens mottled or banded; adult uniformly black (Ref. 4412 ). Body moderately deep. Predorsal scales extending forward to about level of mideye. Snout deep and evenly rounded (Ref 9834). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Oceanic species (Ref. 27121 ). Caught at the surface with an associated medusae, using hand net (Ref. 26165 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Haedrich, R.L. , 1986. Nomeidae. p. 846-850. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4412 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: of no interest FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5313   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100). 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