Scopelogadus is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and γάδος (gados, "(cod) fish").https://www.fishbase.se/summary/10284.
Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887) (Bean's bigscale) Scopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878) Scopelogadus mizolepis bispinosus (C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Twospine bigscale) Scopelogadus mizolepis mizolepis (Günther, 1878) (Ragged bigscale) Scopelogadus perplexus Kotyar, 2021Kotlyar, 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 Scopelogadus unispinis Ebeling & W. H. Weed, 1963
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