Psenes

Psenes Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present [1]
Silver Driftfish (P. maculatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Nomeidae
Genus:	Psenes Valenciennes, 1833
Type species
Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833
Synonyms
Icticus Jordan & Thompson, 1914 Papyrichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1934 Thecopsenes Fowler, 1944 Caristioides Whitley, 1948 ParapsenesJ. L. B. Smith, 1949 AlepidichthysTorres-Orozco & Castro-Aguirre, 1983

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

Species

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

• Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889 (Banded driftfish)
• Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833 (Freckled driftfish)
• Psenes hillii Ogilby, 1915
• 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. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Psenes". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 April 2025.