WoRMS taxon details
Notoscopelus elongatus (Costa, 1844)
158915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158915)
accepted
Species
Lampanyctus elongatus (Costa, 1844) · unaccepted
Myctophum elongatum (Costa, 1844) · unaccepted
Myctophum elongatus (Costa, 1844) · unaccepted
Notoscopelus (Notoscopelus) elongatus (Costa, 1844) · alternative representation
Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844 · unaccepted
Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau, 1891 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Notoscopelus elongatus kroyeri (Malm, 1861) accepted as Notoscopelus kroyeri (Malm, 1861)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Scopelus p. 2, Pl. 35 [details]
page(s): Scopelus p. 2, Pl. 35 [details]
Distribution The known range of N. elongatus extends from off Canary Islands to Turkish coastal waters of the Aegean Sea.
Distribution between 56°N to 40.65°N
Distribution The known range of N. elongatus extends from off Canary Islands to Turkish coastal waters of the Aegean Sea. [details]
Distribution between 56°N to 40.65°N
Distribution between 56°N to 40.65°N [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Notoscopelus elongatus (Costa, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158915 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Scopelus p. 2, Pl. 35 [details]
original description (of Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau, 1891) Moreau, É. (1881). Histoire naturelle des poissons de la France. <em>G. Masson, Paris.</em> v. 1: i-vii + 1-480; v. 2: 1-572; v. 3: 1-697. [Supplement in 1891: 1-144.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): Scopelus p. 2, Pl. 35 [details]
original description (of Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau, 1891) Moreau, É. (1881). Histoire naturelle des poissons de la France. <em>G. Masson, Paris.</em> v. 1: i-vii + 1-480; v. 2: 1-572; v. 3: 1-697. [Supplement in 1891: 1-144.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Nafpaktitis, B. G. (1975). Review of the Lanternfish Genus Notoscopelus (Family Myctophidae) in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 25(1): 75-87., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1975/00000025/00000001/art00006 [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) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Tuncer, S.; Orlov, A.; Ozen, O.; Bilgin, S. (2009). New Record of Elongate Lanternfish, <I>Notoscopelus Elongatus</I> (Costa, 1844), from the Coastal Waters of Aegean Sea, Turkey, with Notes on Species' Morphology and Distribution. <em>Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria.</em> 39(2): 139-145., available online at https://doi.org/10.3750/aip2009.39.2.09 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Tuncer, S.; Orlov, A.; Ozen, O.; Bilgin, S. (2009). New Record of Elongate Lanternfish, <I>Notoscopelus Elongatus</I> (Costa, 1844), from the Coastal Waters of Aegean Sea, Turkey, with Notes on Species' Morphology and Distribution. <em>Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria.</em> 39(2): 139-145., available online at https://doi.org/10.3750/aip2009.39.2.09 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution The known range of N. elongatus extends from off Canary Islands to Turkish coastal waters of the Aegean Sea. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution between 56°N to 40.65°N [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat High-oceanic, found between 375-1,000 m during the day and between 45-150 m at night [details]
Reproduction Spawns from winter to spring. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φανόφαρο της Μεσογείου | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Myctophum elongatum (Costa, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notoscopelus elongatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum elongatum (Costa, 1844))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau, 1891)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notoscopelus elongatus RAD104971-001)
To PESI (from synonym Notoscopelus (Notoscopelus) elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Myctophum elongatum (Costa, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notoscopelus elongatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum elongatum (Costa, 1844))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau, 1891)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus elongatus Costa, 1844)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notoscopelus elongatus RAD104971-001)
To PESI (from synonym Notoscopelus (Notoscopelus) elongatus (Costa, 1844))
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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