Neoscopelus
Appearance
Neoscopelus | |
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Large-scaled lanternfish (N. macrolepidotus) | |
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Shortfin neoscopelid (N. microchir) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Neoscopelus in FishBase. April 2012 version.