Scopelogadus

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

Species

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

• Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887) (Bean's bigscale)
• Scopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878)
  • Scopelogadus mizolepis bispinosus (C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Twospine bigscale)
  • Scopelogadus mizolepis mizolepis (Günther, 1878) (Ragged bigscale)
• Scopelogadus perplexus Kotyar, 2021^[3]
• Scopelogadus unispinis Ebeling & W. H. Weed, 1963

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