Ceratoscopelus

Ceratoscopelus
Temporal range: 5–0 Ma


Early Pliocene to Present[1]

Madeira Lanternfish C. maderensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Ceratoscopelus
Günther, 1864
Species

See text.

Ceratoscopelus is a genus of lanternfish.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Ceratoscopelus in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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