Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi, a New Species of Melamphaidae Family from the Atlantic Ocean

Abstract

Abstract—

A new species of family Melamphaidae is described from the central part of the Atlantic: Scopeloberyx shakhovskoyi. The species belongs to the oligorakered Scopeloberyx fishes (15–18 rakers on the first gill arch and pectoventral horizontal distance between the vertical lines of lower edge of the pectoral fin and the origin of ventral fin is less than 5% SL). The fish were caught at depths in a range of 700–0 m. Scopeloberyx nigrescens sensu Keene is proposed as synonymous to the new species.