Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Centrolophidae Medusafishes

Genus: Psenopsis

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Psenopsis anomala (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

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Psenopsis anomala
[Pacific rudderfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Psenopsis cyanea (Alcock, 1890)

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Psenopsis cyanea
[Indian ruff]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm FL
Psenopsis humerosa Munro, 1958

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Psenopsis humerosa
[Blackspot butterfish]

Photo by Pankratov, S.A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.3 cm TL
Psenopsis intermedia Piotrovsky, 1987

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Psenopsis intermedia
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Psenopsis obscura Haedrich, 1967

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Psenopsis obscura
[Obscure ruff]
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Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Psenopsis shojimai
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Psenopsis anomala Pacific rudderfish Western Pacific 30 TL 1844
Psenopsis cyanea Indian ruff Western Indian Ocean 23.5 TL 1890
Psenopsis humerosa Blackspot butterfish Western Central Pacific 20 FL 1958
Psenopsis intermedia Western Indian Ocean 13.3 TL 1987
Psenopsis obscura Obscure ruff Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1967
Psenopsis shojimai Northwest Pacific 14 SL 1965



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