Pseudoscopelus paxtoni Melo, 2010
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
- Pseudoscopelus paxtoni Melo, 2010
- Name authority
- Melo, 2010
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Chiasmodontidae
- Genus
- Pseudoscopelus
- 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
- orderScombriformes
- familyChiasmodontidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- genusPseudoscopelus Lütken, 1892
- speciesPseudoscopelus paxtoni Melo, 2010
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudoscopelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudoscopelus aphos Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2005 | ChiasmodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudoscopelus cordilluminatus Melo, 2010 | ChiasmodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudoscopelus scutatus Krefft, 1971 | ChiasmodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi Melo, Walker & Klepadlo, 2007 | ChiasmodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudoscopelus odontoglossus Melo, 2010 | ChiasmodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken, 1892 | ChiasmodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Melo, M. R. S. (2010). A revision of the genus Pseudoscopelus Lütken (Chiasmodontidae: Acanthomorphata) with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 2710: 1–78. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2710.1.1 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:6WGM9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.