Smallscale waryfish

Scopelosaurus hamiltoni

Notosudid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Temperate
Circumpolar Antarctic
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Polar regions
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Scopelosaurus is a genus of waryfishes. The generic name is from the Greek words σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and σαῦρος (sauros, "horse mackerel").

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Notosudidae
Genus: Scopelosaurus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in sub-Antarctic areas. Not known from the Southeast Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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