Psenes
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| Psenes Fossil range: Early Oligocene to Present[1] |
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 Psenes maculatus
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Psenes is one genus among 4 genera containing altogether 18 species of perciform fish of the family Nomeidae commonly known as Driftfish. The genus Psenes contains six species.
[edit] Species
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- Banded driftfish Psenes arafurensis
- Freckled driftfish Psenes cyanophrys
- Silver driftfish Psenes maculatus
- Bluefin driftfish Psenes pellucidus
- Twospine driftfish Psenes sio
- Shadow driftfish Psenes whiteleggii
Their entries in FishBase are:
| Species name (2007) | FishBase name | Source |
| Psenes arafurensis | Banded driftfish]] | Günther, 1889 |
| Psenes cyanophrys | Freckled driftfish | Valenciennes, 1833 |
| Psenes maculatus | Silver driftfish | Lütken, 1880 |
| Psenes pellucidus | Bluefin driftfish | Lütken, 1880 |
| Psenes sio | Twospine driftfish | Haedrich, 1970 |
| Psenes whiteleggii | Shadow driftfish | Waite, 1894 |
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
