Parapsenes
Encyclopedia
Parapsenes is one genus
among 4 genera containing all together 18 species of perciform fish of the family
Nomeidae
commonly known as Driftfish
.
Its entry in FishBase is:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
among 4 genera containing all together 18 species of perciform fish of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Nomeidae
Driftfish
Driftfishes are perciform fishes in the family Nomeidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.The largest species, such as the Cape farthead, Cubiceps capensis, reach one metre in length....
commonly known as Driftfish
Driftfish
Driftfishes are perciform fishes in the family Nomeidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.The largest species, such as the Cape farthead, Cubiceps capensis, reach one metre in length....
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Species
The genus Parapsenes contains only one species:- Round psen Parapsenes rotundus
Its entry in FishBase is:
| Species name (2007) | FishBase name | Source |
| Parapsenes rotundus | Round psen | Smith, 1949 |