scopelid
(ˈskɒpɪlɪd)
[ad. mod.L. Scopelid-æ, f. Scopel-us: see -id.]
A fish of the group Scopelidæ.
| 1882 Jordan & Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 279 Family XLII.—Scopelidæ. (The Scopelids.) 1887 A. Heilprin Distrib. Animals 297 Among the better known bony⁓fishes..are the..scopelids. |