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

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Generally circumglobal be
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Protomyctophum andriashevi Becker, 1963

Photo by SFSA
 
Protomyctophum andriashevi
[Andriashev’s lanternfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Protomyctophum arcticum (Lütken, 1892)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Protomyctophum arcticum
[Arctic telescope]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Protomyctophum beckeri
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumpolar between Antar
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Protomyctophum bolini (Fraser-Brunner, 1949)

Photo by SFSA
 
Protomyctophum bolini
[Bolin’s lanternfish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Protomyctophum chilense
[]

Photo by SFSA

Generally, circumglobal b
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Protomyctophum choriodon Hulley, 1981

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Protomyctophum choriodon
[Gaptooth lanternfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Protomyctophum crockeri (Bolin, 1939)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Protomyctophum crockeri
[California flashlightfish]

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.

Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Protomyctophum gemmatum Hulley, 1981

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.
 
Protomyctophum gemmatum
[Jewelled lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Protomyctophum luciferum Hulley, 1981

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Protomyctophum luciferum
[Damsel lanternfish]
No picture found
Atlantic
 
Protomyctophum mcginnisi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal between 36°
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Protomyctophum normani (Tåning, 1932)

Photo by SFSA
 
Protomyctophum normani
[Norman's lanterrnfish]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal between the
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Protomyctophum parallelum (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by SFSA
 
Protomyctophum parallelum
[Parallel lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal in region of
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Protomyctophum subparallelum (Tåning, 1932)

Photo by SFSA
 
Protomyctophum subparallelum
[Subparallel lanternfish]

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.

Circumglobal between the
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Protomyctophum tenisoni (Norman, 1930)

Photo by Colombo, G.L.A.
 
Protomyctophum tenisoni
[Tenison’s lanternfish]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Protomyctophum thompsoni
[Bigeye lanternfish]
15 Species of Family Myctophidae with Genus Protomyctophum
(Lanternfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1963 Protomyctophum andriashevi Andriashev’s lanternfish Generally circumglobal be 6 SL
1892 Protomyctophum arcticum Arctic telescope Atlantic Ocean 6 SL
1971 Protomyctophum beckeri Eastern Central Pacific 3.5 SL
1949 Protomyctophum bolini Bolin’s lanternfish Circumpolar between Antar 6.7 SL
1971 Protomyctophum chilense Southeast Pacific
1981 Protomyctophum choriodon Gaptooth lanternfish Generally, circumglobal b 9.5 SL
1939 Protomyctophum crockeri California flashlightfish Northwest Pacific 3.7 SL
1981 Protomyctophum gemmatum Jewelled lanternfish Probably circumglobal in 8.6 SL
1981 Protomyctophum luciferum Damsel lanternfish Probably circumglobal in 6.1 SL
2005 Protomyctophum mcginnisi Atlantic
1932 Protomyctophum normani Norman's lanterrnfish Circumglobal between 36° 5.6 SL
1905 Protomyctophum parallelum Parallel lanternfish Circumglobal between the 5 SL
1932 Protomyctophum subparallelum Subparallel lanternfish Circumglobal in region of 3.6 SL
1930 Protomyctophum tenisoni Tenison’s lanternfish Circumglobal between the 5.4 SL
1944 Protomyctophum thompsoni Bigeye lanternfish North Pacific 5.2 SL



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