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Notosudidae
Scopelosaurus herwigi
Scopelosaurus herwigi
- Temperate
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Oceania
- Elongated
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
MediumScopelosaurus is a genus of waryfishes. The generic name is from the Greek words σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and σαῦρος (sauros, "horse mackerel").
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Notosudidae
- Genus
- Scopelosaurus
- Maximum length
- 35 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: southern Africa. Southwest Pacific: off New Zealand.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
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