Notoscopelus bolini Nafpaktitis, 1975
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Notoscopelus bolini is a species of lanternfish belonging to the family Myctophidae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It was first described in 1975 by the American ichthyologist Basil Nafpaktitis and named in honour of the American marine biologist Rolf Ling Bolin who had reviewed the genus in 1959.
Wikipedia contributors, Notoscopelus bolini; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:22:15.507672+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notoscopelus bolini Nafpaktitis, 1975
- Name authority
- Nafpaktitis, 1975
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Notoscopelus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderMyctophiformes
- familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
- subfamilyGymnoscopelinae Paxton, 1972
- genusNotoscopelus Günther, 1864
- speciesNotoscopelus bolini Nafpaktitis, 1975
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notoscopelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Notoscopelus elongatus (Costa, 1844) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| japanese lanternfishNotoscopelus japonicus (Tanaka, 1908) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Krøyer's lanternfishNotoscopelus kroyeri (Malm, 1861) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| patchwork lampfishNotoscopelus resplendens (Richardson, 1845) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoscopelus effertus Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| LobisomemNotoscopelus caudispinosus (Johnson, 1863) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Notoscopelus (Pareiophus) bolini Nafpaktitis, 1975 Nafpaktitis, 1975 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Nafpaktitis, B. G. (1975). Review of the Lanternfish Genus Notoscopelus (Family Myctophidae) in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Bulletin of Marine Science, 25. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47YPS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.