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Silver driftfish

Psenes maculatus Lütken, 1880

Status not recordedbony fish

The silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus) is a species in the family Nomeidae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the silver driftfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the silver driftfish live?

Not recorded

Is the silver driftfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the silver driftfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyNomeidae
  6. genusPsenes
  7. SpeciesPsenes maculatus Lütken, 1880

Synonyms Psenes maculates

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Derivante PlateadoSpanish
  • psène maculéFrench
  • シマハナビラウオJapanese
  • Peixe-derivante-espelhadoPortuguese
  • Пятнистый псенRussian
  • pastorcillo plateadoSpanish
  • Kuro-hanabira-uoJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silver driftfish

Other species in the same genus Psenes.

Blackrag

Psenes pellucidus

NomeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the silver driftfish?

The silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus) belongs to the family Nomeidae in the order Scombriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-driftfish

MLA

“Silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-driftfish.

BibTeX
@misc{silver_driftfish_2026,
  title = {Silver driftfish (Psenes maculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-driftfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}