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Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Johnson, 1863

Large-scaled lantern fish
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Spain country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia (Ref. 86578).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bañon, R., D. Villegas-Ríos, A. Serrano, G. Mucientes and J.C. Arronte, 2010
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Neoscopelidae (Blackchins)
Etymology: Neoscopelus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathypelagic; non-migratory; depth range 300 - 1180 m (Ref. 44037).   Deep-water; 55°N - 49°S, 113°E - 34°E

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