Psenes

Psenes
Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present[1]
Silver Driftfish (P. maculatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scombriformes
Family:Nomeidae
Genus:Psenes
Valenciennes, 1833
Type species
Psenes cyanophrys
Valenciennes, 1833
Synonyms

Psenes is a genus of driftfishes native to the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889 (Banded driftfish)
  • Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833 (Freckled driftfish)
  • Psenes maculatus Lütken, 1880 (Silver driftfish)
  • Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880 (Bluefin driftfish)
  • Psenes sio Haedrich, 1970 (Twospine driftfish)

References

  1. ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Psenes in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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