Ceratoscopelus
Ceratoscopelus is a genus of lanternfish.
| Ceratoscopelus | |
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| Madeira Lanternfish C. maderensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Ceratoscopelus Günther, 1864 |
| Species | |
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Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ceratoscopelus maderensis (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Madeira lanternfish)
- Ceratoscopelus townsendi (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) (Dogtooth lampfish)
- Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892) (Warming's lantern fish)
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ceratoscopelus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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