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Updated 2/15/2021

Family Nomeidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL

Psenes arafurensis



Kauai


Maui

DUSKY DRIFTFISH

Pelagic, adults near buoys and floating debris, juveniles hide among jellyfish tentacles.  Broadly rounded head, adults gray with darker markings, juveniles nearly transparent.  Attains 9 inches.  Worldwide in warm seas.