''Psenopsis'' is a
genus
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of
medusafishes native to the
Indian Ocean
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and the western
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently six recognized
species
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in this genus:
* ''
Psenopsis anomala''
(Temminck
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& Schlegel, 1844) (Pacific rudderfish)
* ''
Psenopsis cyanea''
( Alcock, 1890) (Indian ruff)
* ''
Psenopsis humerosa''
Munro, 1958 (Blackspot butterfish)
* ''
Psenopsis intermedia''
Piotrovsky, 1987
* ''
Psenopsis obscura''
Haedrich, 1967 (Obscure ruff)
* ''
Psenopsis shojimai''
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& K. Mori, 1965
References
Centrolophidae
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