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Scopelogadus
''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 ''Scopelogadus'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (''skopelos'', "lanternfish Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small ...'' (Günther, 1878) (Ragged bigscale) * '' Scopelogadus perplexus'' Kotyar, 2021Kotlyar, A.N. Revision of the Genus Scopelogadus (Melamphaidae). 3. S. bispinosus and S. perplexus sp. n.. J. Ichthyol. 61, 1–16 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945221010094 * '' Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scopelogadus Beanii
''Scopelogadus beanii'', or Bean's bigscale, is a species of ridgehead fish. It is named for Tarleton Hoffman Bean. Description Bean's bigscale is dark brown or black in colour, with a maximum length of . It is one of the largest and deepest-dwelling ridgeheads. It has two dorsal spine (zoology), spines, one anal spine, 10–11 dorsal soft rays and 7–9 anal soft rays. Its caudal peduncle (the tapered region behind the dorsal and anal fins where the caudal fin attaches to the body) is long. It has ridges of thin bones supporting deep mucous cavities on the head. Habitat Bean's bigscale is mesopelagic and bathypelagic, living at depths of up to , and is common in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Tasman Sea. Behaviour ''Scopelogadus beanii'' feeds on amphipods, polychaetes, jellyfish and mysids. References Melamphaidae Fish described in 1887 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
