Scopeloberyx

Scopeloberyx
Longjaw Bigscale (S. robustus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stephanoberyciformes
Family: Melamphaidae
Genus: Scopeloberyx
Zugmayer, 1911

Scopeloberyx is a genus of ridgeheads.

Species

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

  • Scopeloberyx bannikovi Kotlyar, 2004
  • Scopeloberyx malayanus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
  • Scopeloberyx maxillaris (Garman, 1899)
  • Scopeloberyx microlepis (Norman, 1937) (Southern bigscale)
  • Scopeloberyx opisthopterus (A. E. Parr, 1933)
  • Scopeloberyx pequenoi Kotlyar, 2004
  • Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887) (Longjaw bigscale)
  • Scopeloberyx rossicus Kotlyar, 2004
  • Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed, 1953)

References

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


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