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Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889

Banded driftfish
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Japan country information

Common names: Arafura driftfish, Kurage-uo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Koajiro, the Miura Peninsula and off the Shimane Prefecture. Also Ref. 11230.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ökologie

seewasser; tiefenbereich 0 - 650 m (Ref. 58018).   Tropical; 37°N - 24°S

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical waters.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27121); common length : 23.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 47377)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 11 - 13; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 18-22; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 21 - 23; Wirbelzahl: 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).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Oceanic species (Ref. 27121). Caught at the surface with an associated medusae, using hand net (Ref. 26165).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)


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