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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Lampanyctinae
Genus: Ceratoscopelus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839)

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Ceratoscopelus maderensis
[Madeira lantern fish]
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Circumglobal. Common sou
Max. Length 18.4 cm TL
 
Ceratoscopelus townsendi
[Dogtooth lampfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ceratoscopelus warmingii
[Warming's lantern fish]
3 Species of Family Myctophidae with Genus Ceratoscopelus
(Lanternfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1839 Ceratoscopelus maderensis Madeira lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 8.1 SL
1889 Ceratoscopelus townsendi Dogtooth lampfish Circumglobal. Common sou 18.4 TL
1892 Ceratoscopelus warmingii Warming's lantern fish Atlantic Ocean 8.1 SL



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