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Neoscopelus
Large-scaled lanternfish (N. macrolepidotus)
Shortfin neoscopelid (N. microchir)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Neoscopelidae
Genus:	Neoscopelus J. Y. Johnson, 1863

Neoscopelus is a genus of blackchins.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Neoscopelus macrolepidotus J. Y. Johnson, 1863 (large-scaled lanternfish)
• Neoscopelus microchir Matsubara, 1943 (shortfin neoscopelid)
• Neoscopelus porosus R. Arai, 1969 (spangleside neoscopelid)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoscopelus". FishBase. April 2012 version.

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