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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Myctophinae
Genus: Myctophum

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16 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Myctophum affine
[Metallic lantern fish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845

Photo by SFSA
 
Myctophum asperum
[Prickly lanternfish]

Photo by Ernst, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899

Photo by Ernst, J.
 
Myctophum aurolaternatum
[Golden lanternfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Myctophum brachygnathum
[Short-jawed lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina, 1971

Photo by SFSA
 
Myctophum fissunovi
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Myctophum indicum
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Myctophum lunatum
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Myctophum lychnobium
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Circumglobal (Ref. 7300)
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899

Photo by JAMARC
 
Myctophum nitidulum
[Pearly lanternfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning, 1928

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Myctophum obtusirostre
[Bluntsnout lanternfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
 
Myctophum orientale
[Oriental lanternfish]
No picture found
Indian Ocean. Western Ce
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Myctophum ovcharovi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892)

Photo by SFSA
 
Myctophum phengodes
[Bright lanternfish]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Myctophum punctatum
[Spotted lanternfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Myctophum selenops
[Wisner's lantern fish]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner, 1867)

Photo by SFSA
 
Myctophum spinosum
[Spiny lantern fish]
16 Species of Family Myctophidae with Genus Myctophum
(Lanternfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1892 Myctophum affine Metallic lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 7.9 SL
1845 Myctophum asperum Prickly lanternfish Western Atlantic 8.5 TL
1899 Myctophum aurolaternatum Golden lanternfish Western Indian Ocean 11 SL
1856 Myctophum brachygnathum Short-jawed lanternfish Western Central Pacific
1971 Myctophum fissunovi Western Indian Ocean 7 SL
1877 Myctophum indicum Indian Ocean
1978 Myctophum lunatum Indo-West Pacific. 5.7 SL
1946 Myctophum lychnobium Indo-Pacific 3.8 SL
1899 Myctophum nitidulum Pearly lanternfish Circumglobal (Ref. 7300) 8.3 SL
1928 Myctophum obtusirostre Bluntsnout lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 9 TL
1913 Myctophum orientale Oriental lanternfish Western Pacific.
1993 Myctophum ovcharovi Indian Ocean. Western Ce 7.2 SL
1892 Myctophum phengodes Bright lanternfish Southeast Atlantic 9.3 SL
1810 Myctophum punctatum Spotted lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 11 SL
1928 Myctophum selenops Wisner's lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 7.5 TL
1867 Myctophum spinosum Spiny lantern fish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 9 SL



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