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Pelagic butterfish (Schedophilus maculatus)
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Ecological Illustration of Pelagic butterfish (Schedophilus maculatus)
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Centrolophidae

Pelagic butterfish

Schedophilus maculatus

Centrolophid Fish beneath African Waters

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Southern Ocean
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

The pelagic butterfish, Schedophilus maculatus, is a medusafish of the genus Schedophilus found in all warm oceans. Its length is up to about 30 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family
Centrolophidae
Genus
Schedophilus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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