TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Myctophidae

Myctophidae
Genera
34
Species
253

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 253 published species in Myctophidae.

253 published species in this family

Myctophidae

Diaphus parini

Diaphus parini
  • Marine
spinycheek lanternfish (Benthosema fibulatum)

Myctophidae

spinycheek lanternfish

Benthosema fibulatum
  • Marine
  • Up to 10 cm
Mead's lanternfish (Diaphus meadi)

Myctophidae

Mead's lanternfish

Diaphus meadi
  • Marine
  • Up to 5.4 cm

Myctophidae

Pygmy lanternfish

Lampanyctus pusillus
  • Marine
  • Up to 4.3 cm

Myctophidae

Stubby lanternfish

Bolinichthys distofax
  • Marine
  • Up to 9.1 cm
Waistcoat lanternfish (Taaningichthys minimus)

Myctophidae

Waistcoat lanternfish

Taaningichthys minimus
  • Marine
  • Up to 6.5 cm
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

Myctophidae

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus

Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus
  • Marine
  • Up to 16.2 cm

Myctophidae

Drachmann's lanternfish

Diaphus drachmanni
  • Marine
  • Up to 3 cm

Myctophidae

Diaphus confusus

Diaphus confusus
  • Marine
  • Up to 2.8 cm

Myctophidae

Diaphus whitleyi

Diaphus whitleyi
  • Marine
  • Up to 12.2 cm
Dana lanternfish (Diaphus danae)

Myctophidae

Dana lanternfish

Diaphus danae
  • Marine
  • Up to 12.6 cm
blue lanternfish (Tarletonbeania crenularis)

Myctophidae

blue lanternfish

Tarletonbeania crenularis
  • Marine
  • Up to 12.7 cm
white-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii)

Myctophidae

white-spotted lantern fish

Diaphus rafinesquii
  • Marine
  • Up to 9.4 cm

Myctophidae

Subparallel lanternfish

Protomyctophum subparallelum
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.6 cm
spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

Myctophidae

spotted lanternfish

Myctophum punctatum
  • Marine
  • Up to 11 cm

Myctophidae

Lanternfish

Loweina interrupta
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.9 cm
Longfin lampfish (Lampanyctus steinbecki)

Myctophidae

Longfin lampfish

Lampanyctus steinbecki
  • Marine
  • Up to 3.8 cm
japanese lanternfish (Notoscopelus japonicus)

Myctophidae

japanese lanternfish

Notoscopelus japonicus
  • Marine
  • Up to 13.3 cm
Cocco's lantern fish (Lobianchia gemellarii)

Myctophidae

Cocco's lantern fish

Lobianchia gemellarii
  • Marine
  • Up to 9.8 cm

Myctophidae

Protomyctophum chilense

Protomyctophum chilense
  • Marine
  • Up to 4.8 cm
mirror lampfish (Lampadena speculigera)

Myctophidae

mirror lampfish

Lampadena speculigera
  • Marine
  • Up to 15.3 cm
Prickly lanternfish (Dasyscopelus asper)

Myctophidae

Prickly lanternfish

Dasyscopelus asper
  • Marine
  • Up to 8.5 cm
Diogenes lanternfish (Diogenichthys laternatus)

Myctophidae

Diogenes lanternfish

Diogenichthys laternatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 1.5 cm
Richardson's headlightfish (Diaphus richardsoni)

Myctophidae

Richardson's headlightfish

Diaphus richardsoni
  • Marine
  • Up to 6 cm