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Other fish (coast and sea)

Bluefin Driftfish

Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBluefin Driftfish
Dutch—
SpanishDerivante aleta azul
Chinese花瓣玉鲳
Scientific namePsenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880

About this species

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 1000 m. It is also present in low abundance since the mid-20th century in the western Mediterranean Sea which it most likely entered via the Strait of Gibraltar. It can reach a length of 80 cm TL.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyNomeidae
GenusPsenes

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