Psenopsis

Psenopsis
Pacific Rudderfish (P. anomala)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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]

• 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Psenopsis". FishBase. February 2013 version.