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freckled driftfish (Psenes cyanophrys)
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Nomeidae

freckled driftfish

Psenes cyanophrys

Nomeid Fish Reaching Twenty Three Centimeters

  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • North America
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium

Psenes cyanophrys of freckled driftfish is a species of scombriform ray-finned fish in the family Nomeidae (driftfishes).

Family
Nomeidae
Genus
Psenes
Maximum length
23 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: tropical and warmer temperate waters. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to South America (Ref. 7251 ). Reported from southern Africa (Ref. 4412 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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