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Schedophilus
Cornish Blackfish (S. medusophagus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Centrolophidae
Genus:	Schedophilus Cocco, 1839
Type species
Centrolophus medusophagus Cocco, 1839
Synonyms
Coroplopus J. L. B. Smith, 1966 Crius Valenciennes, 1839 Eucrotus Bean, 1912 Hoplocoryphis Gill, 1862 Leirus Lowe, 1834 Mupus Cocco, 1840 Tubbia Whitley, 1943

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, 1937)
• Schedophilus haedrichi Chirichigno F., 1973 (Mocosa ruff)
• Schedophilus huttoni (Waite, 1910) (New Zealand ruffe)
• Schedophilus maculatus Günther, 1860 (Pelagic butterfish)
• Schedophilus medusophagus (Cocco, 1839) (Cornish blackfish)
• Schedophilus ovalis (G. Cuvier, 1833) (Imperial blackfish)
• Schedophilus pemarco (Poll, 1959) (Pemarco blackfish)
• Schedophilus velaini (Sauvage, 1879) (African barrelfish)

External links

• "Schedophilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• World Register of Marine Species link: Schedophilus (+species list)