Neoscopelus

Neoscopelus
Large-scaled lanternfish (N. macrolepidotus)
Shortfin neoscopelid (N. microchir)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Neoscopelidae
Genus: Neoscopelus

Neoscopelus is a genus of blackchins.

Species

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

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

References

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


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