Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes)
Etymology: Pseudoscopelus:Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish (Ref. 45335). Lütken did not recognize the presence of photophores on the body, confusing them with pores, but referred to a genus of lanternfish (Scopelus now Myctophum) when he named the genus (Ref. 85782). More on author: Tanaka.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 1700 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water; 35°N - 40°S, 114°E - 132°W (Ref. 85782)
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'fbapp.scientificname' doesn't exist in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2366
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