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Class: Teleostei
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Myctophinae
Genus: Centrobranchus

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Max. Length 6.5 cm SL

 
Centrobranchus andreae
[Andre's lanternfish]
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Max. Length 4 cm SL

 
Centrobranchus brevirostris
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Max. Length 4 cm SL

 
Centrobranchus choerocephalus
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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873)

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Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
[Roundnose lanternfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Centrobranchus andreae Andre's lanternfish Indo-Pacific. South China 6.5 SL 1892
Centrobranchus brevirostris Northwest Pacific 4 SL 1964
Centrobranchus choerocephalus Pacific Ocean 4 SL 1904
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus Roundnose lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 5 SL 1873



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