Bright lanternfish

Ctenoscopelus phengodes

Myctophid Fish of the Eastern Indian Ocean

Subtropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Small

Ctenoscopelus is a monotypic genus of lanternfish, family Myctophidae. The sole species is Ctenoscopelus phengodes, the bright lanternfish. It occurs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans on the southern hemisphere.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Ctenoscopelus
Maximum length: 9.3 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: between 8°S and 23°S, but absent from the Benguela Upwelling Region; extends to Agulhas Water pockets further south. Southwest Atlantic: between 28°S and the Subtropical Convergence. Indian and Pacific: generally between 20°S and the Subtropical Convergence, but from 9°S in the eastern Indian Ocean.

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