Scopelidae

Translingual

Etymology

Scopelus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Scopelidae

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Teleostei – certin deep-water teleostean fishes, the type genus now synonymised with genus Myctophum and most species in Scopelidae now in family Myctophidae (lanternfishes).

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