Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 121006 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Neoscopelus pluto Matsunuma, Pogonoski and Motomura, 2026
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Family
- 37 121 Neoscopelidae (Largescale Lanternfishes) - show full list
- Standard Name
- [a Neoscopelid]
- Organism Type
- a Neoscopelid
- Synonyms
- Neoscopelus microchir not of Matsubara: Last et al. 2014: 210, appendix 1 (checklist; Coral Sea, based on CSIRO H 591-08)
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
- Parent Codes
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37 121901
Neoscopelus spp.
- Taxon Notes
- Matsunuma et al 2026 revised the Neoscopelus microchir complex, recognising three species from Australia (N. algraham, N. pluto and N. serranoi). The true Neoscopelus microchir is restricted to the NW Pacific. In Australia, Neoscopelus pluto 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.
- Distribution Map
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2026-11-03 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 508 to 720 m.
- Record source
- Matsunuma, M., Higaki, K., Pogonoski, J.J., Matsumoto, T. , Misawa, R., Kai, Y. & Motomura, H. , 2026. Three new species of Neoscopelus (Myctophiformes: Neoscopelidae) from Indo-West Pacific with revised diagnoses for N. microchir and N. serranoi. , Ichthyological Research. doi:10.1007/s10228-026-01086-7