Biology:Pseudoscopelus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pseudoscopelus
Pseudoscopelus scriptus.jpg
P. scriptus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Pseudoscopelus
Lütken, 1892
Type species
Pseudoscopelus scriptus
Lütken, 1892
Synonyms

Myersiscus Fowler, 1934

Pseudoscopelus is a genus of snaketooth fishes.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Pseudoscopelus altipinnis A. E. Parr, 1933
  • Pseudoscopelus aphos Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2005
  • Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006
  • Pseudoscopelus australis Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006
  • Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos M. R. S. de Melo, H. J. Walker & Klepadlo, 2007
  • Pseudoscopelus cephalus Fowler, 1934
  • Pseudoscopelus cordilluminatus M. R. S. de Melo, 2010
  • Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi M. R. S. de Melo, H. J. Walker & Klepadlo, 2007
  • Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons (Fowler, 1934)
  • Pseudoscopelus odontoglossum M. R. S. de Melo, 2010
  • Pseudoscopelus parini Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006
  • Pseudoscopelus paxtoni M. R. S. de Melo, 2010
  • Pseudoscopelus pierbartus Spitz, Quéro & Vayne, 2007
  • Pseudoscopelus sagamianus S. Tanaka (I), 1908
  • Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken, 1892
  • Pseudoscopelus scutatus G. Krefft, 1971

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pseudoscopelus in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2854906 entry