Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839)
Madeira lantern fish
photo by Costa, F.

Family:  Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Lampanyctinae
Max. size:  8.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 51 - 1480 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: France to Mauritania, including the Mediterranean. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Atlantic: Slope Water and Gulf Streams regions from 50°N to 30°N. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  High-oceanic, schooling, found between 650-700 m during the day and between 51-250 m at night with size stratification with depth (Ref. 4479). Depth range from 460-1082 m1 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Juveniles are nyctoepipelagic at the surface. Feeds on copepods and adult or larval forms of other planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 4775).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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