Scopelogadus

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

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderStephanoberyciformes
FamilyMelamphaidae

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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: 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 Scopelogadus unispinis Ebeling & W. H. Weed, 1963