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 | |
See text. |
Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ceratoscopelus". FishBase. April 2012 version.