Bluefin driftfish | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Nomeidae |
Genus: | Psenes |
Species: | P. pellucidus |
Binomial name | |
Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880 |
The bluefin driftfish or scissortail, Psenes pellucidus, is a pelagic driftfish of the genus Psenes, found in all the world's oceans at depths down to 1,000 m. Its length is up to 80 cm.