Notosudidae

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Waryfishes

Scopelosaurus ahlstromi

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Notosudidae

Genera

Ahliesaurus
Luciosudis
Scopelosaurus
See text for species.

Waryfishes are deep-sea aulopiform marine fishes in the small family Notosudidae. Thought to have a circumglobal distribution in sub-Arctic to sub-Antarctic waters, the family contains just 17 species in 3 genera. The family name Notosudidae derives from the Greek noton (back) and Latin sudis (a fish, esox, the name of salmon).

[edit] Physical description

Dorsal fin 9-14 rays, anal fin 16-21 rays, pectoral fin 10-15 rays. Scales in lateral line 44-65. The swim bladder is absent, as are any photophores.

[edit] Species

Genus Ahliesaurus
- Ahliesaurus berryi Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Ahliesaurus brevis Krefft & Marshall, 1976
Genus Luciosudis
- Luciosudis normani Fraser-Brunner, 1931
Genus Scopelosaurus
- Scopelosaurus adleri Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus argenteus Maul, 1954
- Scopelosaurus craddocki Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus gibbsi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus hamiltoni Waite, 1916
- Scopelosaurus harryi Mead, 1953
- Scopelosaurus herwigi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker, 1860
- Scopelosaurus hubbsi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus lepidus Krefft & Maul, 1955
- Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
- Scopelosaurus smithii Bean, 1925