WoRMS taxon details
Ceratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
272656 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272656)
accepted
Species
Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Eigenmann, C. H. ; Eigenmann, R. S. (1889). Notes from the San Diego Biological Laboratory (The fishes of Cortez Banks). <em>West American Scientist.</em> v. 6 (no. 48): 123-132. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ceratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272656 on 2025-09-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) Eigenmann, C. H. ; Eigenmann, R. S. (1889). Notes from the San Diego Biological Laboratory (The fishes of Cortez Banks). <em>West American Scientist.</em> v. 6 (no. 48): 123-132. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | dogtooth lampfish | [details] |
| French | lampe à sourcils lumineux | [details] |
| Japanese | ゴコウハダカ | [details] |
| Russian | Обыкновенный цератоскопел | [details] |
| Spanish | diente de perro | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ceratoscopelus townsendi)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lampanyctus townsendi P14602 illustration) (from synonym Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ceratoscopelus townsendi)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lampanyctus townsendi P14602 illustration) (from synonym Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
