Genus Scopelogadus Vaillant, 1888
- Scopelogadus Vaillant, L.L. 1888. Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Paris : G. Masson 406 pp. 28 pls. [141].
Type species:
Scopelogadus cocles Vaillant, 1888 by monotypy (= Scopelus mizolepis Günther, 1878).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Ebeling, A.W. 1986. Family No. 133: Melamphaidae. pp. 427-431 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [431]
Ebeling, A.W. & Weed, W.H. 1963. Melamphaidae III. Systematics and distribution of the species in the bathypelagic fish genus Scopelogadus Vaillant. Dana Reports 60: 1-58 figs 1-23
Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. Beryciform Fishes of the World Ocean. Moscow : VNIRO Publishing 368 pp. [276]
Kotlyar, A.N. 2004. Family Melamphaidae Gill 1893 -- bigscales. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 29: 1-11 [6]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES | 06-May-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |