Freckled driftfish

Psenes cyanophrys

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth10–349 m
Water temperature16–30 °C
Best monthsNovember
How commonOccasional

About this species

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

Text from the Wikipedia article “Psenes cyanophrys”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 6 records
February: 2 records
March: 5 records
April: 4 records
May: 6 records
June: 17 records
July: 13 records
August: 10 records
September: 14 records
October: 6 records
November: 68 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–349 m · Deepest record: 3,767 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 64 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 29 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 20 records
26–28 °C: 111 records
28–30 °C: 51 records

Names and classification

English: Freckled driftfish, Blue Eyebrow-fish, freckled driftfish

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: derivante rayado, pastorcillo amarillento
Japanese: Suji-hanabira-uo, Sujihanabirauo, スジハナビラウオ
Thai: ปลาดริฟท์ฟิชผิวกระ
Simplified Chinese: 水母鯧, 灰南鯧, 玻璃玉鯧, 肉鯧

Other scientific names: Cubiceps multiradiatus, Parapsenes rotundus, Psenes auratus, Psenes chapmani, Psenes cyanophris, Psenes fuscus, Psenes guamensis, Psenes javanicus, Psenes kamoharai, Psenes leucurus, Psenes pacificus, Psenes rotundus, Psennes cyanophrys

Similar species

cigarfish
Cubiceps whiteleggii

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
662 open-data records from 1833 to 2025.

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