''Psenopsis'' is a
genus
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of
medusafish
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Young '' Icichthys lockingtoni'' specimens are abundant in ...
es native to the
Indian Ocean
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and the western
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently six recognized
species
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in this genus:
* ''
Psenopsis anomala''
(Temminck
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch patrician, zoologist and museum director.
Biography
Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob ...
& Schlegel, 1844) (Pacific rudderfish)
* ''
Psenopsis cyanea''
(Alcock Alcock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfred William Alcock, British naturalist
* C. W. Alcock, British sports administrator, creator of the FA Cup
* Charles R. Alcock, American astronomer
* Deborah Alcock, British auth ...
, 1890) (Indian ruff)
* ''
Psenopsis humerosa
''Psenopsis'' is a genus of medusafishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* '' Psenopsis anomala'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (Pacific rudderfish)
* '' ...
''
Munro
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, 1958 (Blackspot butterfish)
* ''
Psenopsis intermedia''
Piotrovsky, 1987
* ''
Psenopsis obscura
''Psenopsis'' is a genus of medusafishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''Psenopsis anomala'' (Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Temminck & Hermann Schlegel, S ...
''
Haedrich, 1967 (Obscure ruff)
* ''
Psenopsis shojimai''
Ochiai & K. Mori, 1965
References
Centrolophidae
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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