Psenopsis
Psenopsis is a genus of medusafishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
| Psenopsis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pacific Rudderfish (P. anomala) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Centrolophidae |
| Genus: | Psenopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Trachinotus anomalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bathyseriola Alcock, 1890 | |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Psenopsis anomala (Temminck & 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 Ochiai & K. Mori, 1965
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Psenopsis in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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