Psenes
| Psenes Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present[1] | |
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| Silver Driftfish (P. maculatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Nomeidae |
| Genus: | Psenes Valenciennes, 1833 |
| Type species | |
| Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Psenes in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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