{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Matsunuma, Pogonoski and Motomura, 2026","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-11-03","CAAB_code":"37121006","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Matsunuma et al 2026 revised the <i>Neoscopelus microchir</i> complex, recognising three species from Australia (<i>N. algraham</i>, <i>N. pluto</i> and <i>N. serranoi</i>). The true <i>Neoscopelus microchir</i> is restricted to the NW Pacific. In Australia, <i>Neoscopelus pluto</i> is known from the Coral Sea between 17°35′S, 149°23′E (E of Flinders Reefs, Queensland Plateau) and 21°16′S, 153°37′E (N of Saumarez Reef, Marion Plateau) in 508-720 m depth.","habitat":"Slope Demersal (200-2000m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Neoscopelus pluto","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Myctophiformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Matsunuma, M., Higaki, K., Pogonoski, J.J., Matsumoto, T. , Misawa, R., Kai, Y. & Motomura, H. , 2026. Three new species of <i>Neoscopelus</i> (Myctophiformes: Neoscopelidae) from Indo-West Pacific with revised diagnoses for <i>N. microchir</i> and <i>N. serranoi</i>. , <i>Ichthyological Research</i>. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007&#x25;2Fs10228-026-01086-7\">doi:10.1007&#x2f;s10228-026-01086-7</a>","vernacularName":"[a Neoscopelid]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2026-11-03","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"","family":"Neoscopelidae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}