Scopelosaurus
(Redirected from Scopelosaurus hamiltoni)
| Scopelosaurus | |
|---|---|
.gif)
| |
| Ahlstrom's Waryfish (S. ahlstromi) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Notosudidae |
| Genus: | Scopelosaurus Bleeker, 1860 |
Scopelosaurus is a genus of waryfishes.
The generic name is from the Greek words σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and σαῦρος (sauros, "horse mackerel").[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Scopelosaurus adleri (Fedorov, 1967)
- Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Ahlstrom's waryfish)
- Scopelosaurus argenteus Maul, 1954 (Waryfish)
- Scopelosaurus craddocki Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus gibbsi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus hamiltoni Waite, 1916 (Smallscale waryfish)
- Scopelosaurus harryi Mead, 1953 (Scaly paperbone)
- Scopelosaurus herwigi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker, 1860 (Hoedt's waryfish)
- Scopelosaurus hubbsi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus lepidus G. Krefft & Maul, 1955 (Blackfin waryfish)
- Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Maul's waryfish)
- Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, G. Krefft & N. B. Marshall, 1976 (Blackring waryfish)
- Scopelosaurus smithii B. A. Bean, 1925
References
[edit]- ^ "Scopelosaurus lepidus, Blackfin waryfish". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scopelosaurus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
 | This Aulopiformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |