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 <small>(Günther, 1887)</small> (Bean's bigscale)
• Scopelogadus mizolepis <small>(Günther, 1878)</small>
• Scopelogadus mizolepis bispinosus <small>(C. H. Gilbert, 1915)</small> (Twospine bigscale)
• Scopelogadus mizolepis mizolepis <small>(Günther, 1878)</small> (Ragged bigscale)
• Scopelogadus perplexus <small>Kotyar, 2021</small>
• Scopelogadus unispinis <small>Ebeling & W. H. Weed, 1963</small>

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