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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Lampanyctinae
Genus: Lampanyctus

(See list of species below)


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22 species (see list below)

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North Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Lampanyctus acanthurus
[Spinytail lampfish]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Lampanyctus alatus Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus alatus
[Winged lanternfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Circumglobal between 33°
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
Lampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Lampanyctus australis
[Southern lanternfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Lampanyctus crocodilus
[Jewel lanternfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lampanyctus festivus
[Festive lanternfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean. South Chin
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Lampanyctus hubbsi
[]

Photo by DESCNA

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Lampanyctus intricarius Tåning, 1928

Photo by DESCNA
 
Lampanyctus intricarius
[Diamondcheek lanternfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific

Lampanyctus iselinoides Bussing, 1965

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Lampanyctus iselinoides
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Lampanyctus jordani Gilbert, 1913

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lampanyctus jordani
[Brokenline lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal convergence
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, 1967

Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus lepidolychnus
[Mermaid lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

North Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Lampanyctus macdonaldi (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus macdonaldi
[Rakery beaconlamp]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Lampanyctus macropterus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Circumglobal. Eastern At
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Lampanyctus nobilis Tåning, 1928

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Lampanyctus nobilis
[Noble lampfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Lampanyctus omostigma
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Eastern Central Pacific

Lampanyctus parvicauda Parr, 1931

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Lampanyctus parvicauda
[Slimtail lampfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Lampanyctus photonotus Parr, 1928

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Lampanyctus photonotus
[]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Lampanyctus pusillus (Johnson, 1890)

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Lampanyctus pusillus
[Pygmy lanternfish]
No picture found
North Pacific.
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Lampanyctus simulator
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin, 1939

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Lampanyctus steinbecki
[Longfin lampfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Lampanyctus tenuiformis (Brauer, 1906)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Lampanyctus tenuiformis
[Slender lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Lampanyctus turneri (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by SFSA
 
Lampanyctus turneri
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Lampanyctus vadulus Hulley, 1981

Photo by JAMARC
 
Lampanyctus vadulus
[]
22 Species of Family Myctophidae with Genus Lampanyctus
(Lanternfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1974 Lampanyctus acanthurus Spinytail lampfish North Pacific 13 SL
1896 Lampanyctus alatus Winged lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 6.1 SL
1932 Lampanyctus australis Southern lanternfish Circumglobal between 33° 13.1 SL
1810 Lampanyctus crocodilus Jewel lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 30 SL
1928 Lampanyctus festivus Festive lanternfish Atlantic Ocean 13.8 SL
1963 Lampanyctus hubbsi Pacific Ocean. South Chin 3.0 SL
1928 Lampanyctus intricarius Diamondcheek lanternfish Northwest Atlantic 20 SL
1965 Lampanyctus iselinoides Southeast Pacific
1913 Lampanyctus jordani Brokenline lanternfish North Pacific 14 SL
1967 Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Mermaid lanternfish Circumglobal convergence 11.9 SL
1896 Lampanyctus macdonaldi Rakery beaconlamp North Atlantic 16 SL
1904 Lampanyctus macropterus Western Indian Ocean 6.8 SL
1928 Lampanyctus nobilis Noble lampfish Circumglobal. Eastern At 12.4 SL
1908 Lampanyctus omostigma Eastern Central Pacific. 2.6 SL
1931 Lampanyctus parvicauda Slimtail lampfish Eastern Central Pacific
1928 Lampanyctus photonotus Atlantic Ocean 8.5 SL
1890 Lampanyctus pusillus Pygmy lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 4.3 SL
1971 Lampanyctus simulator North Pacific. 9.3 SL
1939 Lampanyctus steinbecki Longfin lampfish Eastern Pacific 3.8 SL
1906 Lampanyctus tenuiformis Slender lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 15.3 SL
1934 Lampanyctus turneri Indo-West Pacific 7 SL
1981 Lampanyctus vadulus Eastern Atlantic 9.9 SL



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