Notoscopelus margaritifer Goode and Bean 1895 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Belongs to Notoscopelus according to A. Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: Notoscopelus bolini, Notoscopelus castaneus, Notoscopelus caudispinosus, Notoscopelus effertus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Notoscopelus kuboensis, Notoscopelus mediterraneus, Notoscopelus praejaponicus, Notoscopelus resplendens, Notoscopelus scopelopsoides, Macrostoma altum, Macrostoma grayi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Notoscopelus margaritifer in the database

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