Psenopsis

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Psenopsis
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Pacific Rudderfish (P. anomala)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Centrolophidae
Genus: Psenopsis
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Trachinotus anomalus
Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Synonyms

BathyseriolaAlcock, 1890

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: [1]

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References

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