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dogtooth lampfish (Ceratoscopelus townsendi)
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Ecological Illustration of dogtooth lampfish (Ceratoscopelus townsendi)
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Myctophidae

dogtooth lampfish

Ceratoscopelus townsendi

Eighteen Point Four Centimeters Myctophid Fish of Western Central Atlantic

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Medium

dogtooth lampfish is a migratory fish found around Circumglobal. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 18.4 cm.

Water type
Marine
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