Neoscombrops
| Neoscombrops | |
|---|---|
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| Neoscombrops pacificus from off New Caledonia (preserved specimen) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Neoscombrops Gilchrist, 1922 |
Neoscombrops is a genus of fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternfishes. They occur in the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Neoscombrops atlanticus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984
- Neoscombrops cynodon (Regan, 1921) – silver splitfin
- Neoscombrops pacificus Mochizuki, 1979
Gallery
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Fresh specimen of Neoscombrops pacificus from off New Caledonia, displaying very different colour pattern from preserved specimen
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Neoscombrops in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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