Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

Found in deep water, forming small schools (Ref. 30573). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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Distribution

Distribution

Somalia
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Western Indian Ocean: irregularly distributed off the east and west coasts of India. Also known from off Socotra and the mouth of the Gulf of Aden.
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Physical Description

Size

Maximum size: 200 mm TL
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Max. size

20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573)); max. published weight: 170 g (Ref. 54802)
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Ecology

Habitat

Depth range based on 7 specimens in 1 taxon.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 180 - 391.5

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 180 - 391.5
 
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Depth: 250 - 300m.
From 250 to 300 meters.

Habitat: bathydemersal.
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Environment

bathydemersal; marine; depth range 179 - 300 m (Ref. 9611)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Psenopsis cyanea

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
GBGC4275-08|EU392195|Psenopsis cyanea| ------------------------------------------CTCTACCTAGTATTTGGTGCATGAGCTGGTATAGTAGGCACAGCCCTT---AGCCTTCTTATCCGAGCCGAACTCAGCCAACCGGGCGCCCTCCTAGGGGAC---GATCAAATCTATAACGTAATTGTTACAGCCCATGCCTTTGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCCATTATAATTGGAGGTTTCGGGAACTGACTTATCCCTCTGATA---ATTGGAGCCCCTGACATAGCATTTCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGCTTTTGGCTTCTACCCCCTTCTTTCCTCCTACTCCTAGCCTCTTCTGGGGTAGAGGCCGGCGCCGGGACTGGTTGAACAGTATACCCTCCTCTAGCCGGAAATCTAGCCCACGCCGGAGCATCAGTTGACTTA---ACTATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGAATCTCCTCAATTCTTGGGGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATAAAACCCGCAGCCATTTCCCAGTACCAAACACCACTTTTCGTTTGATCCGTACTAATTACAGCCGTCCTCCTTCTACTATCCCTCCCTGTCCTTGCCGCT---GGAATTACAATACTTCTTACAGATCGTAACCTAAACACAACCTTTTTTGACCCTGCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCAATCCTTTATCAACACCTT------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Psenopsis cyanea

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

Not Evaluated
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

fisheries: minor commercial
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