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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Pelagiaria
Ordo: Scombriformes

Familia: Nomeidae
Genus: Psenes

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

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Psenes in FishBase. February 2014 version.

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