| Pelagic butterfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Centrolophidae |
| Genus: | Schedophilus |
| Species: | S. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schedophilus maculatus Günther, 1860 |
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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.