- Ceratoscopelus
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Ceratoscopelus
Temporal range: 5–0 Ma
Early Pliocene to Present[1]Ceratoscopelus maderensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Myctophiformes Family: Myctophidae Genus: Ceratoscopelus
Günther, 1864Species See text.
Ceratoscopelus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.
Species
- Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839)
- Dogtooth lampfish, Ceratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
- Warming's lantern fish, Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892)
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Species of Ceratoscopelus in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Categories:- Myctophidae
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