Indian Driftfish, Ariomma indicum (Day 1870)
Other Names: Indian Ariomma, Indian Eyebrow-fish

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Summary:
A silvery driftfish with a bluish tinge on the back, greyish fins, black inside the gill cover, and the iris with two golden crescents separated by a vertical dark region. Large individuals may be uniformly blackish.
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Bray, D.J. 2023, Ariomma indicum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Feb 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/741
Indian Driftfish, Ariomma indicum (Day 1870)
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Distribution |
Montebello Island, Western Australia, east of Dunk Island, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific.Small schools inhabit muddy areas on the continental shelf and upper slope, and may be pelagic at night and demersal by day. |
Features |
Dorsal fin X-XI + I,13-16; Anal fin III, 14-15. Body depth usually 2.0–2.4 in SL; teeth absent from roof of mouth; eyes large, surrounded by thick adipose tissue; caudal peduncle short, almost square in cross-section with two fleshy keels at base of caudal fin. Dorsal-fin spines slender, soft dorsal and anal rays short; pelvic fins short, not reaching anus; caudal fin lobes not capable of folding into a single lobe. |
Feeding |
Feeds mainly on zooplankton. |
Etymology |
The species is named indica in reference to the type locality, Madras, India. |
Species Citation |
Cubiceps indicus Day 1870, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 690. Type locality: Madras, India. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
Resources |
Indian Driftfish, Ariomma indicum (Day 1870)
References
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