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  5. Medusafishes (Centrolophidae)

Medusafishes (Centrolophidae)

The Medusafishes (Centrolophidae) family has 25 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia. None are commonly kept in home aquariums, so these profiles are reference entries.

Species in this family

  • Barrelfish (Hyperoglyphe perciformis)BarrelfishHyperoglyphe perciformis
  • Black butterfishHyperoglyphe pringlei
  • Black driftfishHyperoglyphe bythites
  • Blackspot butterfish (Psenopsis humerosa)Blackspot butterfishPsenopsis humerosa
  • Bluenose warehou (Hyperoglyphe antarctica)Bluenose warehouHyperoglyphe antarctica
  • Choicy ruff (Seriolella porosa)Choicy ruffSeriolella porosa
  • Common warehou (Seriolella brama)Common warehouSeriolella brama
  • Cornish blackfish (Schedophilus medusophagus)Cornish blackfishSchedophilus medusophagus
  • Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis)Imperial blackfishSchedophilus ovalis
  • Indian ruff (Psenopsis cyanea)Indian ruffPsenopsis cyanea
  • Medusafish (Icichthys lockingtoni)MedusafishIcichthys lockingtoni
  • Mocosa ruff (Schedophilus haedrichi)Mocosa ruffSchedophilus haedrichi
  • New Zealand ruffe (Schedophilus huttoni)New Zealand ruffeSchedophilus huttoni
  • Obscure ruff (Psenopsis obscura)Obscure ruffPsenopsis obscura
  • Pacific barrelfish (Hyperoglyphe japonica)Pacific barrelfishHyperoglyphe japonica
  • Pacific rudderfish (Psenopsis anomala)Pacific rudderfishPsenopsis anomala
  • Palm ruff (Seriolella violacea)Palm ruffSeriolella violacea
  • Pelagic butterfish (Schedophilus maculatus)Pelagic butterfishSchedophilus maculatus
  • Pemarco blackfish (Schedophilus pemarco)Pemarco blackfishSchedophilus pemarco
  • Rudderfish (Centrolophus niger)RudderfishCentrolophus niger
  • Silver warehou (Seriolella punctata)Silver warehouSeriolella punctata
  • Southern driftfishPseudoicichthys australis
  • Tasmanian ruffe (Tubbia tasmanica)Tasmanian ruffeTubbia tasmanica
  • Violet warehou (Schedophilus velaini)Violet warehouSchedophilus velaini
  • White warehou (Seriolella caerulea)White warehouSeriolella caerulea
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