Lepidopus

Lepidopus is a genus of fishes belonging to the family Trichiuridae.

Fossil record
These fishes lived from the Oligocene to Quaternary (from 33.9 to 1.806 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary.



Species
Species within this genus include:
 * Lepidopus altifrons, Parin & Collette, 1993 (Crested scabbardfish)
 * Lepidopus calcar, Parin & Mikhailin, 1982 (Hawaiian ridge scabbardfish)
 * Lepidopus caudatus, (Euphrasen, 1788) (Silver scabbardfish)
 * Lepidopus dubius, Parin & Mikhailin, 1981 (Doubtful scabbardfish)
 * Lepidopus fitchi , Rosenblatt & Wilson, 1987 (Fitch's scabbardfish)
 * Lepidopus manis, Rosenblatt & Wilson, 1987 (Ghost scabbardfish)