Neoscopelidae

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

Neoscopelus macrolepidotus

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

• Genus Neoscopelus
  • Neoscopelus macrolepidotus
  • Neoscopelus microchir
  • Neoscopelus porosus
• Genus Scopelengys
  • Scopelengys clarkei
  • Scopelengys tristis
• Genus Solivomer
  • Solivomer arenidens

Neoscopelus microchir

Related pages

• Lanternfish

References

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