Myctophum (Scopelus) humboldti Risso 1810 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Gasteropelecus humboldti

Belongs to Myctophum (Scopelus) according to A. Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: Myctophum (Scopelus) evermani, Myctophum (Scopelus) rufinum, Scopelus argenteus, Scopelus biarritzensis, Scopelus ellipticus, Scopelus excavatus, Scopelus fragilis, Scopelus frosti, Scopelus incisus, Scopelus kokeni, Scopelus lacertosus, Scopelus laminatus, Scopelus latirostratus, Scopelus mammatus, Scopelus mediterraneus, Scopelus obliquus, Scopelus papuensis, Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus regularis, Scopelus splendidus, Scopelus sulcatus, Scopelus tenuis, Scopelus tutamoensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Myctophum (Scopelus) humboldti in the database

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