''Lampanyctus'' is a
genus
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of
lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...
es.
Species
There are currently 39 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Lampanyctus acanthurus''
Wisner, 1974 (Spinytail lampfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus achirus''
Andriashev, 1962 (Cripplefin Lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus alatus''
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Winged lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus ater
''Lampanyctus'' is a genus of lanternfishes.
Species
There are currently 39 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Lampanyctus acanthurus'' Robert Lester Wisner, Wisner, 1974 (Spinytail lampfish)
* ''Lampanyctus achirus'' Anatole Petrovich Andr ...
''
Tåning, 1928 (Dusky lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus australis''
Tåning, 1932 (Southern lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus bristori''
Zahuranec, 2000
* ''
Lampanyctus crocodilus''
( A. Risso, 1810) (Jewel lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus crypticus''
Zahuranec, 2000
* ''
Lampanyctus cuprarius''
Tåning, 1928
* ''
Lampanyctus festivus''
Tåning, 1928 (Festive lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus gibbsi''
Zahuranec, 2000
* ''
Lampanyctus hawaiiensis''
Zahuranec, 2000
* ''
Lampanyctus hubbsi
''Lampanyctus hubbsi'' is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctoph ...
''
Wisner, 1963
* ''
Lampanyctus idostigma''
A. E. Parr, 1931
* ''
Lampanyctus indicus''
Zahuranec, 2000
* ''
Lampanyctus intricarius''
Tåning, 1928 (Diamondcheek lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus isaacsi''
Wisner, 1971
* ''
Lampanyctus iselinoides''
W. A. Bussing, 1965
* ''
Lampanyctus jordani''
C. H. Gilbert, 1913 (Brokenline lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus lepidolychnus''
Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
, 1967 (Mermaid lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus lineatus''
Tåning, 1928
* ''
Lampanyctus macdonaldi''
( Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Rakery beaconlamp)
* ''
Lampanyctus macropterus''
( A. B. Brauer, 1904)
* ''
Lampanyctus niger''
Günther, 1887 (Black lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus nobilis''
Tåning, 1928 (Noble lampfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus omostigma''
C. H. Gilbert, 1908
* ''
Lampanyctus parvicauda''
A. E. Parr, 1931 (Slimtail lampfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus photonotus''
A. E. Parr, 1928
* ''
Lampanyctus phyllisae''
Zahuranec, 2000
* ''
Lampanyctus pusillus''
( J. Y. Johnson, 1890) (Pygmy lanternfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus regalis''
Gilbert, 1892) (Pinpoint lampfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus ritteri''
Gilbert, 1915) (Broadfin lampfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus simulator''
Wisner, 1971
* ''
Lampanyctus steinbecki''
Bolin, 1939 (Longfin lampfish)
* ''
Lampanyctus tenuiformis''
( A. B. Brauer, 1906)
* ''
Lampanyctus turneri''
( Fowler, 1934)
* ''
Lampanyctus vadulus''
Hulley, 1981
* ''
Lampanyctus wisneri''
Zahuranec, 2000
References
Extant Miocene first appearances
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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