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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.
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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
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Common names from other countries

Dusky driftfish, Shuĭ mǔ yù chāng, 贝氏玉鲳, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

marino; rango de profundidad 0 - 650 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 37°N - 24°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical waters.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27121); common length : 23.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 47377)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 11 - 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 18 - 22; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 21 - 23; Vértebra: 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).

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889