Notoscopelus resplendens

FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
MyctophidaeNotoscopelus resplendens(Richardson)1845Patchwork Lampfish

Notoscopelus resplendens

Unique Characters: Three or more precaudal (1 may be at or above lateral midline at base of caudal peduncle). Dorsonasal present; either 2 horizontal Pol near lateral line or VO1-3 on a straight ascending line with VO4-5 level. VO1-5 level. Both supra- and infracaudal glands present in both sexes. 2 horizontal Pol near lateral line.

General Description and Locations of Photophores - Family Myctophidae
General Description and Locations of Photophores – Family Myctophidae

Similar Species: None.

Craddock, J.E. and K.E. Hartel. 2002. Myctophidae. Lanternfishes. Pp 944-951. In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). K.E. Carpenter (ed.). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. Rome, Italy. pp. 601-1374.

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