Neoscopelus

Neoscopelus
Large-scaled lanternfish N. macrolepidotus
Shortfin neoscopelid N. microchir
Scientific classification
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:^[1]

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

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