Neoscopelidae

The Neoscopelidae (blackchins or neoscopelids) are a small family of deep-sea fish closely related to the lanternfish.

Neoscopelidae
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus

The Neoscopelidae (blackchins or neoscopelids) are a small family of deep-sea fish closely related to the lanternfish.

Description

Neoscopelids look a lot like lanternfish. The anal fin is inserted further back than the dorsal fin and only a few species have photophores.

Distribution

You'll find blackchins throughout most of the seas and oceans. However, they cannot be found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Classification

Neoscopelus microchir

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Neoscopelidae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.

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