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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nomeidae Driftfishes

Genus: Psenes

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889

Photo by FAO
 
Psenes arafurensis
[Banded driftfish]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833

Photo by SFSA
 
Psenes cyanophrys
[Freckled driftfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Psenes maculatus Lütken, 1880

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Psenes maculatus
[Silver driftfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Psenes pellucidus
[Bluefin driftfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Psenes sio
[Twospine driftfish]
5 Species of Family Nomeidae with Genus Psenes
(Driftfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1889 Psenes arafurensis Banded driftfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 25 TL
1833 Psenes cyanophrys Freckled driftfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 23 SL
1880 Psenes maculatus Silver driftfish Atlantic Ocean 30 SL
1880 Psenes pellucidus Bluefin driftfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 80 TL
1970 Psenes sio Twospine driftfish Eastern Pacific



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013