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Scopelus

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Scopelus Cuvier
1934Scopelus Frost p. 133

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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)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusScopelusCuvier 1816

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. Scopelus Cuvier 1816
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Scopelus biarritzensis Priem 1912
Scopelus ellipticus Sulc 1932
Scopelus excavatus Sulc 1932
Scopelus fragilis Prochazka 1893
Scopelus frosti Vorstman 1927
Scopelus incisus Frost 1934
Scopelus kokeni Prochazka 1893
Scopelus lacertosus Sauvage 1870
Scopelus laminatus Frost 1934
Scopelus latirostratus Weiler 1950
Scopelus macrochir Günther 1864 [large-finned lanternfish]
Scopelus mammatus Frost 1934
Scopelus mediterraneus Koken 1891
Scopelus obliquus Weiler 1943
Scopelus papuensis Schubert 1910
Scopelus pulcher Procharzky 1893
Scopelus regularis Frost 1934
Scopelus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
Scopelus sulcatus Bassoli 1906
Scopelus tenuis Weinfurter 1952
Scopelus tutamoensis Frost 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available