Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Madeira lantern fish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus maderensis was named by Lowe (1839). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ceratoscopelus maderensis by Schwarzhans (1978) and Girone et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Scopelus maderensis Lowe
1978Ceratoscopelus maderensis Schwarzhans p. 12
2006Ceratoscopelus maderensis Girone et al. p. 655

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyLampanyctinaePaxton 1972
genusCeratoscopelusGünther 1864
speciesmaderensis(Lowe 1839)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 [Madeira lantern fish]
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available