| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Myctophidae | Centrobranchus nigroocellatus | (Gunther) | 1873 | Roundnose Lanternfish |
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
Unique Characteristics: Two Prc photophores. No photophores above lateral line. AO divided into 2 groups, AOa and AOp; Pol present. Mouth subterminal, snout projecting (Fig. 10); jaws moderate, extending 1/2 eye diameter behind orbit. Gill rakers absent, reduced to spiny knobs. Lateral line very poorly developed, perforated mid-line scales absent; male SCO of 4-7 well-defined, overlapping plates, and ICO absent; female ICO of 3-6 non-overlapping patches, and SCO absent; body firm, usually scaled, body sides blue-silver, darkening dorsally (FAO 2002; FAO 2020).
Similar Species: None
References:
(FAO 2002). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volumes 1-3. K.E. Carpenter (ed.). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 4099p. (Available at: http://www.fao.org/3/y4160e/y4160e00.htm).
(FAO 2020) Sutton, T.T., P.A. Hulley, R. Wienerroither, D. Zaera-Perez, and J.R. Paxton. 2020. Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome, FAO. 2020. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb0365en.