Scopeloberyx

Scopeloberyx
Longjaw Bigscale (S. robustus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Melamphaidae
Genus:	Scopeloberyx Zugmayer, 1911

Scopeloberyx is a genus of ridgeheads.

Species

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

• Scopeloberyx bannikovi Kotlyar, 2004
• Scopeloberyx malayanus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
• Scopeloberyx maxillaris (Garman, 1899)
• Scopeloberyx microlepis (Norman, 1937) (Southern bigscale)
• Scopeloberyx opisthopterus (A. E. Parr, 1933)
• Scopeloberyx pequenoi Kotlyar, 2004
• Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887) (Longjaw bigscale)
• Scopeloberyx rossicus Kotlyar, 2004
• Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed, 1953)

• Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi

References

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