Scientific Name	Psenes pellucidus   Pronounce			by: Cheng-Yi Tsai
Author	Lütken, 1880	Depth	0 - 1000M
Chinese	花瓣玉鯧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	圓鯧科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F480　Nomeidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	花瓣玉鯧
Max Length	80 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	水母鯧
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java
Synonyms	Caristioides amplipinnis, Cubiceps ismaelensis, Cubiceps niger, Icticus ischanus, Papyrichthys pellucidus, Psenes edwardsii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Michael H. Horn 1973 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056370. FRIP01368. FRIP03125. FRIP03180. FRIP20284. NMMBP02514.
Common Name	Scissortail; Blackrag; Bluefin driftfish; Eyebrow
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate. Snout blunt. Mouth small, barely reaching beyond anterior margin of eye; jaws teeth small, in a single series; palatine, vomerine and tongue toothless. First dorsal fin with IX to XII long and fragile spines; second dorsal fin with 27 to 32 soft rays preceded by I or II spines; anal fin with II-III spines and 26 to 35 soft rays, slightly shorter than soft dorsal fin; pectoral fin not extending beyond orgin of anal fin; caudal fin deeply forked. Area of scales not exending to interorbital space on dorsal surface of head. Adults dark brown to deep purple in color; eye dark blue. Young translucent with brown spots; first dorsal fin dark.
habitats	Oceanic species. Associated with jellyfish and floating weed patches. Large adults may be benthic on continental slopes. Feeds on zooplankton and small pelagic fishes
Distribution	Meso- or epipelagic in warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. It is occasionally found in coastal waters of Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.