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Scopelogadus

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Scopelogadus
Ragged Bigscale (S. mizolepis mizolepis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Melamphaidae
Genus: Scopelogadus
Vaillant, 1888

Scopelogadus is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and γάδος (gados, "(cod) fish").[1]

Species

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There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.fishbase.se/summary/10284. Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scopelogadus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  3. ^ Kotlyar, A.N. Revision of the Genus Scopelogadus (Melamphaidae). 3. S. bispinosus and S. perplexus sp. n.. J. Ichthyol. 61, 1–16 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945221010094