Biology:Neoscopelus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Neoscopelus
Large-scaled lanternfish (Neoscopelus macrolepidotus).jpg
Large-scaled lanternfish (N. macrolepidotus)
Shortfin neoscopelid (Neoscopelus microchir).jpg
Shortfin neoscopelid (N. microchir)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Neoscopelidae
Genus: Neoscopelus
J. Y. Johnson, 1863

Neoscopelus is a genus of blackchins.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Neoscopelus macrolepidotus J. Y. Johnson, 1863 (large-scaled lanternfish)
  • Neoscopelus microchir Matsubara, 1943 (shortfin neoscopelid)
  • Neoscopelus porosus R. Arai, 1969 (spangleside neoscopelid)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Neoscopelus in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2073397 entry