Longjaw bigscale
Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1887)
- Common name
- Longjaw bigscale
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beryciformes
- Family
- Melamphaidae
- Genus
- Scopeloberyx
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeryciformes
- suborderBerycoidei
- familyMelamphaidae Gill, 1893
- genusScopeloberyx Zugmayer, 1911
- speciesScopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scopeloberyx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scopeloberyx opercularis Zugmayer, 1911 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scopeloberyx pequenoi Kotlyar, 2004 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scopeloberyx rossicus Kotlyar, 2004 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed, 1953) | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scopeloberyx maxillaris (Garman, 1899) | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scopeloberyx siooides Schwarzhans, 1980 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Scopeloberyx bannikovi Kotlyar, 2004 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scopeloberyx malayanus (Weber, 1913) | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scopeloberyx microlepis (Norman, 1937) | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| BigscaleScopeloberyx opisthopterus (Parr, 1933) | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Melamphaes nycterinus Gilbert, 1915 Gilbert, 1915 | synonym |
| Melamphaes robustus Günther, 1887 Günther, 1887 | synonym |
| Scopeloberyx nycterinus (Gilbert, 1915) (Gilbert, 1915) | synonym |
| Melamphaes nigrescens Brauer, 1906 Brauer, 1906 | synonym |
| Scopeloberyx nigrescens (Brauer, 1906) (Brauer, 1906) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127276 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VV5L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.