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