Gymnoscopelus

Gymnoscopelus is a genus of lanternfishes. The name is from the Greek gymnos, "naked" and skopelos, "lanternfish."

They can live in extremely cold water; two species, Gymnoscopelus nicholsi and Gymnoscopelus braueri, have been recorded at up to 75°S in the Ross Sea.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

• Gymnoscopelus bolini <small>Andriashev, 1962</small>
• Gymnoscopelus braueri <small>(Lönnberg, 1905)</small>
• Gymnoscopelus fraseri <small>(Fraser-Brunner, 1931)</small>
• Gymnoscopelus hintonoides <small>Hulley, 1981</small> (False-midas lanternfish)
• Gymnoscopelus microlampas <small>Hulley, 1981</small> (Minispotted lanternfish)
• Gymnoscopelus nicholsi <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1911)</small> (Nichol's lanternfish)
• Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus <small>Fraser-Brunner, 1949</small>
• Gymnoscopelus piabilis <small>(Whitley, 1931)</small> (Southern blacktip lanternfish)

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