Largescale Neoscopelid
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus, also known as a large-scaled lantern fish, is a species of small mesopelagic or bathypelagic fish of the family Neoscopelidae, which contains six species total along three genera. The family Neoscopelidae is one of the two families of the order Myctophiformes. Neoscopelidae can be classified by the presence of an adipose fin. The presence of photophores, or light-producing organs, further classify the species into the genus Neoscopelus. N. macrolepidotus tends to be mesopelagic until the individuals become large adults, which is when they settle down to the bathypelagic zone.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Neoscopelidae
- Genus
- Neoscopelus