Scopelogadus
| Scopelogadus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ragged Bigscale (S. mizolepis mizolepis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stephanoberyciformes |
| Family: | Melamphaidae |
| Genus: | Scopelogadus Vaillant, 1888 |
Scopelogadus is a genus of ridgeheads.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- 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 unispinis Ebeling & W. H. Weed, 1963
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Scopelogadus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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