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

[edit] References

  • "Notosudidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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