Scopelosaurus
| Scopelosaurus | |
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| Ahlstrom's Waryfish (S. ahlstromi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
- (, 1967)
- Scopelosaurus ahlstromi , & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Ahlstrom's waryfish)
- Maul, 1954 (Waryfish)
- , & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- , & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- Waite, 1916 (Smallscale waryfish)
- , 1953 (Scaly paperbone)
- , & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- Bleeker, 1860 (Hoedt's waryfish)
- , & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus lepidus & Maul, 1955 (Blackfin waryfish)
- , & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Maul's waryfish)
- , & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Blackring waryfish)
- B. A. Bean, 1925
References[]
- ^ "Scopelosaurus lepidus, Blackfin waryfish". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Scopelosaurus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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