''Schedophilus'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
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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)
* ''
Schedophilus haedrichi''
Chirichigno F., 1973 (Mocosa ruff)
* ''
Schedophilus huttoni''
( Waite, 1910) (New Zealand ruffe)
* ''
Schedophilus maculatus''
Günther, 1860 (Pelagic butterfish)
* ''
Schedophilus medusophagus''
( Cocco, 1839) (Cornish blackfish)
* ''
Schedophilus ovalis''
( G. Cuvier, 1833) (Imperial blackfish)
* ''
Schedophilus pemarco''
(Poll
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, 1959) (Pemarco blackfish)
* ''
Schedophilus velaini''
( Sauvage, 1879) (African barrelfish)
References
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Centrolophidae
Marine fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Anastasio Cocco
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