Ctenoscopelus

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]

Ctenoscopelus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Subfamily: Myctophinae
Genus: Ctenoscopelus
Fraser-Brunner, 1949
Species

Ctenoscopelus phengodes (Lütken, 1892)

Synonyms[2]
  • Scopelus phengodes Lütken, 1892
  • Ctenoscopelus phengodeus (Lütken, 1892)
  • Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892)
  • Myctophum phengoides Lütken, 1892

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Ctenoscopelus in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ctenoscopelus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Ctenoscopelus phengodes" in FishBase. February 2024 version.


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