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CAAB: 37446011

Species Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889

Dusky Driftfish, Arafura Eyebrowfish, Banded Driftfish


Compiler and date details

25 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray and Matthew M. Lockett

20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Off Rowley Shoals (17°52'S, 118°16'E) to south of Scott Reef (14°54'S, 121°34'E), WA, and off Lizard Island, QLD (14°40'S) to coastal NSW, possibly south to Muiron Islands on the west coast; tropical, circumglobal.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, pelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

Juveniles often in near shore surface waters, adults probably benthopelagic.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
08-Oct-2013 STROMATEOIDEI 08-Oct-2013 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
12-Feb-2010 (import)