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Schedophilus marmoratus Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Synonym for Schedophilus maculatus Günther, 1860

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  Etymology of generic noun  
Name from Greek words 'phylos' (Φίλος), t) meaning 'one who likes' and "s 'shedia' (Σχεδία) which means raft; literally means 'the one who likes rafts'. This probably refers to the lifestyle ot the juveniles of this genus (Michail Ragousis, mar10091@marine.aegean.gr, pers. Comm. 01/16) which are epipelagic and associate with floating jellyfish.
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