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

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
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Psenopsis in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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