Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Etymology: Psenopsis: Greek, psenos, -e, -on = without hair + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 370 m (Ref. 54713); tropical; 42°N - 19°N111°E - 141°E (Ref. 54713).

Western Pacific: Japan and the East China Sea. Reported from Hong Kong (Ref. 12083).

Maturity: L_m ?, range 15 - ? cm
Max length: 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 2272).

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 33; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 24 - 28. Body whitish ; in young it is pale brown or blackish brown. Spines of dorsal fin short, not separated from soft-rayed portion (Ref. 41299).

Juveniles are associated with jellyfish, and can occur in small groups. Adults become bottom-dwellers (Ref. 128523). Tasty food fish (Ref. 559).

Bykov, V.P. 1983 Marine Fishes: Chemical composition and processing properties. New Delhi: Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. 322 p. (Ref. 4883)

  Least Concern (LC); date assessed: January 29 2009

Not Evaluated

Not Evaluated

  Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 11.1 - 23.2, mean 18.4 °C (based on 218 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00860 - 0.02321), b=3.07 (2.93 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.3 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=1).

Prior r = 0.49, 95% CL = 0.32 - 0.73, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).

Climate vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high; Reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 110 [63, 258] mg/100g; Iron = 1.09 [0.59, 1.92] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.5, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.231 [0.119, 0.434] g/100g; Selenium = 87 [40, 201] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26.7 [8.1, 99.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.935 [0.613, 1.413] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.