Psenes
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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:
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....
. The genus Psenes contains six species.
Species
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- Banded driftfish Psenes arafurensis
- Freckled driftfish Psenes cyanophrys
- Silver driftfish Psenes maculatus
- Bluefin driftfishBluefin driftfishThe bluefin driftfish or scissortail, Psenes pellucidus, is a pelagic driftfish of the genus Psenes, found in all the world's oceans at depths down to 1,000 m. Its length is up to 80 cm.-References:...
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 |