The pelagic butterfish, ''Schedophilus maculatus'', is a

medusafish Medusafishes are a family, Centrolophidae, of percomorph fishes. The family includes about 31 species. They are found in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world. Young ''Icichthys lockingtoni'' specimens are abundant in the coastal w ...

of the genus ''

Schedophilus ''Schedophilus'' is a genus of fish in the family Centrolophidae, the medusafish. The genus has a global distribution. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * '' Schedophilus griseolineatus'' (Norman, 1937) * '' Sc ...

'' found in all warm oceans. Its length is up to about 30 cm.

References

* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{Taxonbar, from=Q2560023 Centrolophidae Fish described in 1860 Taxa named by Albert Günther