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Twospine driftfish

Psenes sio Haedrich, 1970

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the twospine 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 twospine driftfish live?

Not recorded

Is the twospine 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 twospine driftfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyNomeidae
  6. genusPsenes
  7. SpeciesPsenes sio Haedrich, 1970
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • SavorinSpanish
  • ヒガシハナビラウオJapanese
  • Peixe-derivante-de-espinhoPortuguese
  • DerivanteSpanish
  • derivante dos espinasSpanish
  • Flotador de dos EspinasSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the twospine 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 twospine driftfish?

The twospine driftfish (Psenes sio) belongs to the family Nomeidae in the order Scombriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Twospine driftfish (Psenes sio). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/twospine-driftfish

MLA

“Twospine driftfish (Psenes sio).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/twospine-driftfish.

BibTeX
@misc{twospine_driftfish_2026,
  title = {Twospine driftfish (Psenes sio)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/twospine-driftfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}