Psenes Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present[1] |
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Psenes maculatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Nomeidae |
Genus: | Psenes |
Psenes is one genus among 4 genera containing all together 18 species of perciform fish of the family Nomeidae commonly known as Driftfish. The genus Psenes contains six species.
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 |