WoRMS taxon details
Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892)
126586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126586)
accepted
Species
Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892) · unaccepted
Lampanyctus polyphotis Beebe, 1932 · unaccepted
Lampanyctus townsendi (non Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) · unaccepted (misapplied)
Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892) · unaccepted
Myctophum warmingii (Lütken, 1892) · unaccepted
Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892) Lütken, C. F. (1892). Spolia Atlantica. Scopelini Musei zoologici Universitatis Hauniensis. Bidrag til Kundskab om det aabne Havs Laxesild eller Scopeliner. Med et tillaeg om en anden pelagisk fiskeslaegt. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et des Lettres de Danemark, Copenhague (Sér. 6).</em> v. 7 (no. 6): 221-297, Pls. 1-3. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: 35°N (eastern limit) and 42°N (western limit) south to the subtropical convergence
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: 35°N (eastern limit) and 42°N (western limit) south to the subtropical convergence [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126586 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892) Lütken, C. F. (1892). Spolia Atlantica. Scopelini Musei zoologici Universitatis Hauniensis. Bidrag til Kundskab om det aabne Havs Laxesild eller Scopeliner. Med et tillaeg om en anden pelagisk fiskeslaegt. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et des Lettres de Danemark, Copenhague (Sér. 6).</em> v. 7 (no. 6): 221-297, Pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Known to feed on zooplankton but appears to be adapted for occasional herbivory [details]Distribution Atlantic Ocean: 35°N (eastern limit) and 42°N (western limit) south to the subtropical convergence [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat oceanic species found between 700 and 1,500 m during the day; between 20 and 200 m at night [details]
Reproduction Spawns in June and July [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Warming's lantern fish | [details] |
| Japanese | ゴコウハダカ | [details] |
| Russian | Калифорнийский цератоскопел | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (457 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanyctus polyphotis Beebe, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myctophum warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ceratoscopelus warmingii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus polyphotis Beebe, 1932)
To FishBase images (Ceratoscopelus warmingii, Chinese Taipei, by Shao, K.T.)
To GenBank (365 nucleotides; 322 proteins)
To GenBank (365 nucleotides; 322 proteins) (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To GenBank (365 nucleotides; 322 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanyctus polyphotis Beebe, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myctophum warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ceratoscopelus warmingii)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus warmingii (Lütken, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus polyphotis Beebe, 1932)
To FishBase images (Ceratoscopelus warmingii, Chinese Taipei, by Shao, K.T.)
To GenBank (365 nucleotides; 322 proteins)
To GenBank (365 nucleotides; 322 proteins) (from synonym Ceratoscopelus warmingi (Lütken, 1892))
To GenBank (365 nucleotides; 322 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus warmingii Lütken, 1892)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
