Neoscopelidae

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 

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


 Related pages 

 Lanternfish

 References 

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

Category:Ray-finned fish