Scopelosaurus

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]

• Scopelosaurus adleri (Fedorov, 1967)
• Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Ahlstrom's waryfish)
• Scopelosaurus argenteus Maul, 1954 (Waryfish)
• Scopelosaurus craddocki Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
• Scopelosaurus gibbsi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
• Scopelosaurus hamiltoni Waite, 1916 (Smallscale waryfish)
• Scopelosaurus harryi Mead, 1953 (Scaly paperbone)
• Scopelosaurus herwigi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
• Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker, 1860 (Hoedt's waryfish)
• Scopelosaurus hubbsi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
• Scopelosaurus lepidus G. Krefft & Maul, 1955 (Blackfin waryfish)
• Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Maul's waryfish)
• Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Blackring waryfish)
• Scopelosaurus smithii B. A. Bean, 1925

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