The pelagic butterfish, ''Schedophilus maculatus'', is a

medusafish Medusafishes are a family, Centrolophidae, of scombriform ray-finned fishes. The family includes about 31 species. They are found in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world. Young '' Icichthys lockingtoni'' specimens are abundant in ...

of the genus ''

Schedophilus ''Schedophilus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Centrolophidae, the medusafish. The genus has a global distribution. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * '' Schedophilus griseolineatus'' (Norman, 19 ...

'' found in all warm oceans. Its length is up to about 30 cm.

References

* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Centrolophidae Fish described in 1860 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Scombroidei-stub