Biology:Scopelosaurus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Scopelosaurus
Scopelosaurus ahlstromi (no common name).gif
Ahlstrom's Waryfish (S. ahlstromi)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Notosudidae
Genus: Scopelosaurus
Bleeker, 1860

Scopelosaurus is a genus of waryfishes.

The generic name is from the Greek words σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and σαῦρος (sauros, "horse mackerel").[1]

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Scopelosaurus adleri (Fedorov, 1967)
  • Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Ahlstrom's waryfish)
  • Scopelosaurus argenteus Maul, 1954 (Waryfish)
  • Scopelosaurus craddocki Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus gibbsi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus hamiltoni Waite, 1916 (Smallscale waryfish)
  • Scopelosaurus harryi Mead, 1953 (Scaly paperbone)
  • Scopelosaurus herwigi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker, 1860 (Hoedt's waryfish)
  • Scopelosaurus hubbsi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus lepidus G. Krefft & Maul, 1955 (Blackfin waryfish)
  • Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Maul's waryfish)
  • Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Blackring waryfish)
  • Scopelosaurus smithii B. A. Bean, 1925

References

  1. "Scopelosaurus lepidus, Blackfin waryfish". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/9159. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Scopelosaurus in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1969878 entry