freckled driftfish
Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1833
- Common name
- freckled driftfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Nomeidae
- Genus
- Psenes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyNomeidae Günther, 1860
- genusPsenes Valenciennes, 1833
- speciesPsenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Psenes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889 | NomeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blue driftfishPsenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880 | NomeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| twospine driftfishPsenes sio Haedrich, 1970 | NomeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Psenes hillii Ogilby, 1915 | NomeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| silver driftfishPsenes maculatus Lütken, 1880 | NomeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Parapsenes rotundus (Smith, 1949) (Smith, 1949) | synonym |
| Psenes chapmani Fowler, 1906 Fowler, 1906 | synonym |
| Psenes cyanophris Valenciennes, 1833 Valenciennes, 1833 | synonym |
| Psenes fuscus Guichenot, 1866 Guichenot, 1866 | synonym |
| Psenes leucurus Valenciennes, 1833 Valenciennes, 1833 | synonym |
| Psenes rotundus Smith, 1949 Smith, 1949 | synonym |
| Cubiceps multiradiatus Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
| Psenes auratus Valenciennes, 1833 Valenciennes, 1833 | synonym |
| Psenes guamensis Valenciennes, 1833 Valenciennes, 1833 | synonym |
| Psenes javanicus Valenciennes, 1833 Valenciennes, 1833 | synonym |
| Psenes kamoharai Abe, Kojima & Kosakai, 1963 Abe, Kojima & Kosakai, 1963 | synonym |
| Psenes pacificus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 | synonym |
| Psennes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833 Valenciennes, 1833 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i–xxix + 3 pp. + 1–512, Pls. 246–279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–198, 330–359, 372–427; Valenciennes the balance. i–xxiv + 1–379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429–512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4NGBL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.