The age and growth patterns of the mesopelagic fish Ceratoscopelus maderensis (family Myctophidae) of the western Mediterranean Sea were described throughout its entire life cycle (from larvae to adult stages) using the sagittae otoliths of 59 individuals

Adults of the lanternfish Ceratoscopelus maderensis have a broad depth distribution and a primarily zonal distribution in the temperate-subtropical Atlantic, but are also high ranking in the Mauritanian upwelling area. The previous concept of a temperature-dependent

Myctophids (lantern fish) and cephalopods play a key role in trophic webs from the continental slope and oceanic waters linking the zooplankton to top predators. Many cetaceans feed on both lantern fish and cephalopods, and such prey would thus be expected

The structure and ultrastructure of photophores in the Madeira lanternfish, Ceratoscopelus maderensis, from the Strait of Messina (Mediterranean Sea) was investigated. The structure of C. maderensis photophore observed by light microscope consists of

The growth and age of the lanternfish Ceratoscopelus maderensis from the western Mediterranean Sea (December 2009) was estimated throughout its entire lifespan, using otoliths (sagitta) of 59 individuals, from of 3.5 mm (larva) to of 64 mm (mature adult)