Notosudidae

Waryfishes
Scopelosaurus ahlstromi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Notosudidae
Genera
Ahliesaurus Luciosudis Scopelosaurus See text for species.

Waryfishes are deep-sea aulopiform marine fishes in the small family Notosudidae. Thought to have a circumglobal distribution in sub-Arctic to sub-Antarctic waters, the family contains just 17 species in 3 genera. The family name Notosudidae derives from the Greek noton (back) and Latin sudis (a fish, esox, the name of salmon).

Physical description

Dorsal fin 9-14 rays, anal fin 16-21 rays, pectoral fin 10-15 rays. Scales in lateral line 44-65. The swim bladder is absent, as are any photophores.

Species

• Genus Ahliesaurus
  • Ahliesaurus berryi Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Ahliesaurus brevis Krefft & Marshall, 1976
• Genus Luciosudis
  • Luciosudis normani Fraser-Brunner, 1931
• Genus Scopelosaurus
  • Scopelosaurus adleri Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus argenteus Maul, 1954
  • Scopelosaurus craddocki Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus gibbsi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus hamiltoni Waite, 1916
  • Scopelosaurus harryi Mead, 1953
  • Scopelosaurus herwigi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker, 1860
  • Scopelosaurus hubbsi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus lepidus Krefft & Maul, 1955
  • Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
  • Scopelosaurus smithii Bean, 1925

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Notosudidae". FishBase. February 2006 version.