Warming's lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892)
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
Warming's lantern fish, Ceratoscopelus warmingii, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in both hemispheres, at depths of between 700 and 1,500 m (2,300 and 4,900 ft) during the day and between 20 and 200 m (70 and 660 ft) at night. Its length is about 8 cm (3.15 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Warming's lantern fish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:36.801542+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892)
- Name authority
- (Lütken, 1892)
- Common name
- Warming's lantern fish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Ceratoscopelus
- 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
- subfamilyLampanyctinae Paxton, 1972
- genusCeratoscopelus Günther, 1864
- speciesCeratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ceratoscopelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Madeira lantern fishCeratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dogtooth lampfishCeratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lampanyctus townsendi (non Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) | misapplied |
| Myctophum warmingii (Lütken, 1892) (Lütken, 1892) | synonym |
| Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892 Lütken, 1892 | synonym |
| Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892) (Lütken, 1892) | synonym |
| Lampanyctus polyphotis Beebe, 1932 Beebe, 1932 | synonym |
| Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892) (Lütken, 1892) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126586 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:SPQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.