Ctenoscopelus is a monotypic genus of lanternfish, family Myctophidae. The sole species is Ctenoscopelus phengodes, the bright lanternfish.[3][4][2] It occurs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans on the southern hemisphere.[1][3] It can grow to 9.3 cm (3.7 in) standard length.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Subfamily: | Myctophinae |
| Genus: | Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 |
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Ctenoscopelus phengodes (Lütken, 1892) | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Hulley, P. (2015). "Myctophum phengodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15600720A15603850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15600720A15603850.en. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ctenoscopelus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ctenoscopelus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ctenoscopelus phengodes". FishBase. February 2024 version.
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