Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrolophidae Medusafishes

Genus: Schedophilus

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Southwest Atlantic.

Schedophilus griseolineatus
[]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Schedophilus haedrichi
[Mocosa ruff]

Photo by FAO

Schedophilus huttoni
[New Zealand ruffe]

Photo by FAO

Schedophilus maculatus
[Pelagic butterfish]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Schedophilus medusophagus
[Cornish blackfish]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Schedophilus ovalis
[Imperial blackfish]

Photo by FAO

Schedophilus pemarco
[Pemarco blackfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Schedophilus velaini
[Violet warehou]

8 Species of Family Centrolophidae with Genus Schedophilus
(Medusafishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1937	Schedophilus griseolineatus		Southwest Atlantic.
1973	Schedophilus haedrichi	Mocosa ruff	Eastern Pacific	75 TL
1910	Schedophilus huttoni	New Zealand ruffe	Southwest Pacific	90 TL
1860	Schedophilus maculatus	Pelagic butterfish	Southern Ocean	30 TL
1839	Schedophilus medusophagus	Cornish blackfish	Eastern Atlantic	51 TL
1833	Schedophilus ovalis	Imperial blackfish	Eastern Atlantic	100 TL
1959	Schedophilus pemarco	Pemarco blackfish	Eastern Atlantic	50 TL
1879	Schedophilus velaini	Violet warehou	Eastern Atlantic	100 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Centrolophidae MedusafishesGenus: Schedophilus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrolophidae Medusafishes

Genus: Schedophilus

(See list of species below)