Neoscopelidae
| Neoscopelidae | |
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| Large-scaled lanternfish Neoscopelus macrolepidotus | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Neoscopelidae Danilchenko,1947 |
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TheNeoscopelidae(blackchinsorneoscopelids) are a small family of deep-sea fish closely related to thelanternfish.They are found in tropical and subtropical marine waters worldwide.[1]
They can be distinguished from the lanternfish only by a few technical characters, such as the position of theanal finbeing far behind that of thedorsal fin.Some species also lack the light-emitting organs (photophores) of the lanternfish. They are typically between 20 and 30 cm (7.9 and 11.8 in) in length.[2]One genus has photophores arranged in a single series along the edge of the tongue and one or two along the ventral surface of the body.
Neoscopelidae currently contains three genera, Neoscopelus, Scopelengys and the monotypic Solivomer (Philippines).[3]
Species
[edit]The six known species of neoscopelids are grouped into three genera:[2]
References
[edit]- ^Hulley, P. Alexander (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.).Encyclopedia of Fishes.San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 127–128.ISBN0-12-547665-5.
- ^abFroese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Family Neoscopelidae".FishBase.December 2008 version.
- ^Stiassny, Melanie L.J. 1997. Neoscopelidae. Blackchins. Version 01 January 1997 (under construction).http://tolweb.org/Neoscopelidae/15173/1997.01.01in The Tree of Life Web Project,http://tolweb.org/
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