Scopelogadus | |
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Ragged Bigscale (S. mizolepis mizolepis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Melamphaidae |
Genus: | Scopelogadus Vaillant, 1888 |
Scopelogadus is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and γάδος (gados, "(cod) fish").[1]