''Scopelogadus'' is a
genus of
ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', "
lanternfish") and γάδος (''gados'', "(cod) fish").
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
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Scopelogadus beanii
''Scopelogadus beanii'', or Bean's bigscale, is a species of ridgehead fish. It is named for Tarleton Hoffman Bean.
Description
Bean's bigscale is dark brown or black in colour, with a maximum length of . It is one of the largest and deepest-dwe ...
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( Günther, 1887) (Bean's bigscale)
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Scopelogadus mizolepis
''Scopelogadus'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', "lanternfish") and γάδος (''gados'', "(cod) fish").
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
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(Günther, 1878)
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Scopelogadus mizolepis bispinosus
''Scopelogadus'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', "lanternfish") and γάδος (''gados'', "(cod) fish").
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''S ...
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( C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Twospine bigscale)
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Scopelogadus mizolepis mizolepis
''Scopelogadus'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', " lanternfish") and γάδος (''gados'', "(cod) fish").
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
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(Günther, 1878) (Ragged bigscale)
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Scopelogadus perplexus
''Scopelogadus'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', "lanternfish") and γάδος (''gados'', "(cod) fish").
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''S ...
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Kotyar, 2021[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]
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Scopelogadus unispinis
''Scopelogadus'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', "lanternfish") and γάδος (''gados'', "(cod) fish").
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''S ...
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Ebeling & W. H. Weed, 1963
References
Stephanoberyciformes
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