First record and new size record for the oceanic species Psenes sio (Actinopterygii: Scombriformes: Nomeidae) in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico

The biological information for many species of the family Nomeidae is scarce, given the difficulty of capturing these species in the oceanic environment. A specimen of the twospine driftfish, Psenes sio Haedrich, 1970, was collected in the northern Gulf of California with a bottom trawl net at the d...

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Published inActa ichthyologica et piscatoria Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 273 - 278
Main Authors Rubio-Rodríguez, Uriel, Godínez-Pérez, Carlos A., Sarmiento-Lezcano, Airam N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 16.12.2022
Subjects
Trawling
Mexico
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Summary:The biological information for many species of the family Nomeidae is scarce, given the difficulty of capturing these species in the oceanic environment. A specimen of the twospine driftfish, Psenes sio Haedrich, 1970, was collected in the northern Gulf of California with a bottom trawl net at the depth of more than 250 m. This specimen represents the northernmost record of this species to date, and provides valuable information on this fish, such as maximum weight and height recorded, vertical distribution and latitudinal range, in addition to meristic counts and body morphometry.
ISSN:0137-1592
1734-1515
DOI:10.3897/aiep.52.96130