Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Myctophidae Scientific name Ceratoscopelus warmingii Higher classification Ceratoscopelus | |
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Similar Ceratoscopelus, Myctophum asperum, Diaphus, Lampanyctus, Lampadena luminosa |
Warming's lantern fish, Ceratoscopelus warmingii, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in both hemispheres, at depths of between 700 and 1,500 m during the day and between 20 and 200 m at night. Its length is about 8 cm. It is an oceanic bathypelagic species.
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