Bluefin driftfish
Bluefin driftfish | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Nomeidae |
Genus: | Psenes |
Species: | P. pellucidus |
Binomial name | |
Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880 | |
Synonyms | |
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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.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Psenes pellucidus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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