Psenes

Psenes Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present[1]
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
Icticus D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 Papyrichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1934 Thecopsenes Fowler, 1944 Caristioides Whitley, 1948 Parapsenes J. L. B. Smith, 1949 Alepidichthys Torres-Orozco & Castro-Aguirre, 1983

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.