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Notoscopelus

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Notoscopelus is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

オオクチイワシ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderMyctophiformes
  5. FamilyMyctophidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded7,686

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
173
With media
25
Family
Myctophidae
Collections
ICML-UNAM, OS, SIO, NHMUK, TCWC, NMV
Recorded in
Mexico, Western Sahara, Spain, Australia, Portugal, Norway

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Instance of
taxon
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Notoscopelus kroyeri.jpg
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Commons category
Notoscopelus
taxon name
Notoscopelus
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genus
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Category:Notoscopelus
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
  • References

Notoscopelus is a genus of lanternfishes.

==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Notoscopelus bolini B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1975 Notoscopelus caudispinosus (J. Y. Johnson, 1863) (Spinetail lanternfish) Notoscopelus elongatus (O. G. Costa, 1844) Notoscopelus japonicus (S. Tanaka (I), 1908) (Japanese lanternfish) Notoscopelus kroyeri (Malm, 1861) (Lancet fish) Notoscopelus resplendens (J. Richardson, 1845) (Patchwork lampfish)

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