Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Centrolophus niger Higher classification Centrolophus Order Perciformes | Family Centrolophidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus Centrolophus
Lacépède, 1802 Similar Centrolophus, Medusafish, Schedophilus medusophagus, Schedophilus, Hyperoglyphe perciformis | ||
The black ruff (Centrolophus niger) is a medusafish, the only member of the genus Centrolophus. It is a mesopelagic fish found in all tropical and temperate oceans at depths of 50 to 1,000 m. Its length is typically up to 60 cm, but it may reach 150 cm. Other common names include rudderfish and blackfish.
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