Bean's bigscale (Scopelogadus beanii)

Scientific name: Scopelogadus beanii G?nther, 1887

The Bean's bigscale (Scopelogadus beanii) is a marine fish of the family Melamphaidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Chile. Also in the Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Caudal peduncle relatively long. Lower 4th gill arch with the inter-raker spaces with spines.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Scopelogadus beanii
Family: Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Order: Stephanoberyciformes (Pricklefishes, Bigscales and Gibberfishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 12.2
Depth range: 0–2500 m (0–8202 ft)
Environment: Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2500 m
Climate: Deep-water
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Chile. Also in the Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated 27 September 2026