Lampanyctus
Encyclopedia
Lampanyctus is a genus
of lanternfish
in the family
Myctophidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lanternfish
Lanternfish
Cooper Lanternfishes are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. They are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Myctophidae.
Species
- Spinytail lampfish, Lampanyctus acanthurus Wisner, 1974
- Lampanyctus alatus Goode & Bean, 1896
- Southern lanternfishSouthern lanternfishThe southern lanternfish, Lampanyctus australis, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between 33° S and 44° S, mainly at below 500 m. Its length is about 13 cm. It is an oceanic mesopelagic species, eaten by hakes, kingklip and Cape horse...
, Lampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932 - Jewel lanternfish, Lampanyctus crocodilusLampanyctus crocodilusThe jewel lanternfish, Lampanyctus crocodilus, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found in west Mediterranean Sea and north Atlantic Ocean . Bathypelagic between 400 and 2000 m.-References:...
(Risso, 1810) - Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928
- Lampanyctus hubbsi Wisner, 1963
- Lampanyctus intricarius Tåning, 1928
- Lampanyctus iselinoides Bussing, 1965
- Brokenline lanternfish, Lampanyctus jordani Gilbert, 1913
- Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, 1967
- Rakery beaconlamp, Lampanyctus macdonaldi (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Lampanyctus macropterus (Brauer, 1904)
- Noble lampfish, Lampanyctus nobilis Tåning, 1928
- Lampanyctus omostigma Gilbert, 1908
- Slimtail lampfish, Lampanyctus parvicauda Parr, 1931
- Lampanyctus photonotus Parr, 1928
- Lampanyctus pusillus (Johnson, 1890)
- Lampanyctus simulator Wisner, 1971
- Longfin lampfish, Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin, 1939
- Lampanyctus tenuiformis (Brauer, 1906)
- Lampanyctus turneri (Fowler, 1934)
- Lampanyctus vadulus Hulley, 1981