Ctenoscopelus

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]

Ctenoscopelus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Subfamily:	Myctophinae
Genus:	Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
Species
Ctenoscopelus phengodes (Lütken, 1892)
Synonyms[2]
Scopelus phengodes Lütken, 1892 Ctenoscopelus phengodeus (Lütken, 1892) Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892) Myctophum phengoides Lütken, 1892