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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
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Mediumdogtooth lampfish is a migratory fish found around Circumglobal. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 18.4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Ceratoscopelus
- Maximum length
- 18.4 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Circumglobal. Common south of 35°N. North Pacific: off Japan (Ref. 11721 ), Hawaii (Ref. 11750 ), and from off southern British Columbia, Canada to southern California, USA. Western Central Atlantic: Cuba. Southeast Atlantic: Agulhas Current Region (Ref. 41388 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
