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Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)
Name authority
(Günther, 1887)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beryciformes
Family
Melamphaidae
Genus
Scopelogadus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderBeryciformes
  11. suborderBerycoidei
  12. familyMelamphaidae Gill, 1893
  13. genusScopelogadus Vaillant, 1888
  14. speciesScopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Scopelogadus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Scopelogadus bispinosus (Gilbert, 1915)MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
soft melamphidScopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878)MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Scopelogadus unispinis Ebeling & Weed, 1963MelamphaidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 73 records assigned to Melamphaidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885 Bean, 1885synonym
Scopelogadus beani (Günther, 1887) (Günther, 1887)synonym
Melamphaes beanii Günther, 1887 Günther, 1887synonym
Melamphaes eurylepis Holt & Byrne, 1906 Holt & Byrne, 1906synonym
Plectromus beanii (Günther, 1887) (Günther, 1887)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127278 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:4VV6Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.