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

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Notoscopelus bolini Nafpaktitis, 1975

Photo by FAO
 
Notoscopelus bolini
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Notoscopelus caudispinosus (Johnson, 1863)

Photo by SFSA
 
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
[Lobisomem]

Photo by Costa, F.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
Notoscopelus elongatus (Costa, 1844)

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Notoscopelus elongatus
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
Notoscopelus japonicus (Tanaka, 1908)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Notoscopelus japonicus
[Japanese lanternfish]

Photo by DESCNA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Notoscopelus kroyeri (Malm, 1861)

Photo by DESCNA
 
Notoscopelus kroyeri
[Lancet fish]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by SFSA
 
Notoscopelus resplendens
[Patchwork lampfish]
6 Species of Family Myctophidae with Genus Notoscopelus
(Lanternfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1975 Notoscopelus bolini Eastern Atlantic and Medi 10.2 SL
1863 Notoscopelus caudispinosus Lobisomem Eastern Atlantic 14 SL
1844 Notoscopelus elongatus Mediterranean Sea 14.2 SL
1908 Notoscopelus japonicus Japanese lanternfish Northwest Pacific 13.3 SL
1861 Notoscopelus kroyeri Lancet fish Atlantic Ocean 14.3 SL
1845 Notoscopelus resplendens Patchwork lampfish Atlantic Ocean 9.5 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013