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Pseudoscopelus paxtoni Melo, 2010

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Comments: Type locality, off the Chatham Islands, at East Chatham Rise, NMNZ P. 28657 (holotype of Pseudoscopelus paxtoni, 20.51 cm SL) (Ref. 85782).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Melo, M.R.S., 2010
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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);  paxtoni: Named for John Paxton, in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of the deep-sea ichthyofauna, and all the support given to the development of this work..

Issue
This species is synonym ofPseudoscopelus altipinnis Parr, 1933 in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jan. 2012: Ref. 89336) following (Prokofiev, 2011). Waiting for the publication.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 893 - 1223 m (Ref. 85782).   Deep-water

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