Pelagic butterfish

The pelagic butterfish, Schedophilus maculatus, is a medusafish of the genus Schedophilus found in all warm oceans. Its length is up to about 30 cm.

Pelagic butterfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Centrolophidae
Genus:	Schedophilus
Species:	S. maculatus
Binomial name
Schedophilus maculatus Günther, 1860
Synonyms[1]
Mupus maculatus (Günther, 1860) Seriolella maculata (Günther, 1860) Schedophilus marmoratus Kner & Steindachner, 1867 Hoplocoryphis physaliarum Whitley, 1933