Ctenoscopelus
Species of fish
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Ctenoscopelus is a monotypic genus of lanternfish, family Myctophidae. The sole species is Ctenoscopelus phengodes, the bright lanternfish.[3][4][2] It occurs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans on the southern hemisphere.[1][3] It can grow to 9.3 cm (3.7 in) standard length.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Subfamily: | Myctophinae |
| Genus: | Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 |
| Species: | C. phengodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenoscopelus phengodes (Lütken, 1892) | |
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