Scopelogadus is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and γάδος (gados, "(cod) fish").[1]

Scopelogadus
Ragged Bigscale (S. mizolepis mizolepis)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Melamphaidae
Genus: Scopelogadus
Vaillant, 1888

Species

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There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. https://www.fishbase.se/summary/10284. Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scopelogadus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  3. Kotlyar, A.N. Revision of the Genus Scopelogadus (Melamphaidae). 3. S. bispinosus and S. perplexus sp. n.. J. Ichthyol. 61, 1–16 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945221010094