Neoscopelus

Genus of fishes

Neoscopelus
Large-scaled lanternfish (N. macrolepidotus)
Shortfin neoscopelid (N. microchir)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoscopelus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Neoscopelus


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