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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Notosudidae Waryfishes

Genus: Scopelosaurus

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)

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North Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm SL
 
Scopelosaurus adleri
[]
No picture found
Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Scopelosaurus ahlstromi
[Ahlstrom's waryfish]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21.4 cm SL
 
Scopelosaurus argenteus
[Waryfish]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
 
Scopelosaurus craddocki
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Scopelosaurus gibbsi
[]

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Scopelosaurus hamiltoni (Waite, 1916)

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.
 
Scopelosaurus hamiltoni
[Smallscale waryfish]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Scopelosaurus harryi (Mead, 1953)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Scopelosaurus harryi
[Scaly paperbone]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Scopelosaurus herwigi
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 5
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Scopelosaurus hoedti
[Hoedt's waryfish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Scopelosaurus hubbsi
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 36.4 cm SL
Scopelosaurus lepidus (Krefft & Maul, 1955)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Scopelosaurus lepidus
[Blackfin waryfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Scopelosaurus mauli
[Maul's waryfish]

Photo by SFSA

South Atlantic and Indian
Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976

Photo by SFSA
 
Scopelosaurus meadi
[Blackring waryfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scopelosaurus smithii Bean, 1925

Photo by JAMARC
 
Scopelosaurus smithii
[]
14 Species of Family Notosudidae with Genus Scopelosaurus
(Waryfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1967 Scopelosaurus adleri North Pacific 31 SL
1976 Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Ahlstrom's waryfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 20 TL
1954 Scopelosaurus argenteus Waryfish Eastern Atlantic 21.4 SL
1976 Scopelosaurus craddocki Southeast Atlantic
1976 Scopelosaurus gibbsi Southwest Pacific
1916 Scopelosaurus hamiltoni Smallscale waryfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 50 TL
1953 Scopelosaurus harryi Scaly paperbone North Pacific 32 SL
1976 Scopelosaurus herwigi Southeast Atlantic and We 35 TL
1860 Scopelosaurus hoedti Hoedt's waryfish Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 5 14 SL
1976 Scopelosaurus hubbsi Southeast Pacific
1955 Scopelosaurus lepidus Blackfin waryfish North Atlantic 36.4 SL
1976 Scopelosaurus mauli Maul's waryfish Western Atlantic 11 SL
1976 Scopelosaurus meadi Blackring waryfish South Atlantic and Indian 16.9 SL
1925 Scopelosaurus smithii Eastern Atlantic 25 TL



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