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