Scopelarchoides

Scopelarchoides; Temporal range: Early Oligocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Scopelarchidae
Genus:	Scopelarchoides ; Parr, 1929
Species
	See text

Last updated May 29, 2025

Scopelarchoides is a genus of pearleyes.

Species

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

Scopelarchoides climax R. K. Johnson, 1974
Scopelarchoides danae R. K. Johnson, 1974 (Dana pearleye)
Scopelarchoides kreffti R. K. Johnson, 1972 (Twin-striped pearleye)
Scopelarchoides nicholsi A. E. Parr, 1929
Scopelarchoides signifer R. K. Johnson, 1974

The only known fossil species is Scoleparchoides neamticus Grădianu, Přikryl, Baciu & Carnevale, 2019 from the Early Oligocene of Romania, which also represents the oldest skeletal fossil of the family.^[2]

References

↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scopelarchoides". FishBase . April 2012 version.
↑ Grădianu, Ionuţ; Přikryl, Tomáš; Baciu, Dorin Sorin; Carnevale, Giorgio (2019-01-01). "A new pearleye (Teleostei, Aulopiformes) species from the Oligocene of Romania" . Annales de Paléontologie. 105 (1): 75–83. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2019.01.001. ISSN 0753-3969.

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

[2] Grădianu, Ionuţ; Přikryl, Tomáš; Baciu, Dorin Sorin; Carnevale, Giorgio (2019-01-01). "A new pearleye (Teleostei, Aulopiformes) species from the Oligocene of Romania" . Annales de Paléontologie. 105 (1): 75–83. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2019.01.001. ISSN 0753-3969.

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