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Scopelengys

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Neoscopelidae

Taxonomy
Scopelengys was named by Alcock (1890). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neoscopelidae by Fraser-Brunner (1949) and Martin et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Scopelengys Alcock
1949Scopelengys Fraser-Brunner p. 1040
2018Scopelengys Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyNeoscopelidae
genusScopelengysAlcock 1890

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Scopelengys Alcock 1890
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Scopelengys tristis Alcock 1890
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Invalid names: Scopelengys dispar Garman 1899 [synonym], Scopelengys lugubris Garman 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available