Scopelosaurus smithii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chlorophthalmoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Section: Aulopa
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Subordo: Chlorophthalmoidei

Familia: Notosudidae
Genera: Scopelosaurus
Species: Scopelosaurus smithii

Name

Scopelosaurus smithii Bean, 1925

References

Primary references

  • Barton Appler Bean 1925: Description of a new species of luminous lizard fish, Scopelosaurus smithii, from off the coast of Brazil. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 38: 14
  • Scopelosaurus smithii in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
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