Pseudoscopelus

Pseudoscopelus
P. scriptus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachiniformes
Family:	Chiasmodontidae
Genus:	Pseudoscopelus Lütken, 1892
Type species
Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken, 1892
Synonyms
Myersiscus Fowler, 1934

Pseudoscopelus is a genus of snaketooth fishes.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Pseudoscopelus altipinnis A. E. Parr, 1933
• Pseudoscopelus aphos Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2005
• Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006
• Pseudoscopelus australis Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006
• Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos M. R. S. de Melo, H. J. Walker & Klepadlo, 2007
• Pseudoscopelus cephalus Fowler, 1934
• Pseudoscopelus cordilluminatus M. R. S. de Melo, 2010
• Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi M. R. S. de Melo, H. J. Walker & Klepadlo, 2007
• Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons (Fowler, 1934)
• Pseudoscopelus odontoglossum M. R. S. de Melo, 2010
• Pseudoscopelus parini Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006
• Pseudoscopelus paxtoni M. R. S. de Melo, 2010
• Pseudoscopelus pierbartus Spitz, Quéro & Vayne, 2007
• Pseudoscopelus sagamianus S. Tanaka (I), 1908
• Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken, 1892
• Pseudoscopelus scutatus G. Krefft, 1971

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