''Lepidophanes gaussi'', known as Günther's lanternfish, 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 Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...

distributed in the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

between about 45°N and 50°S. They use their lights as a form of communication with other lanternfish, such as when feeding or as a prelude to mating.

References

Myctophidae Fish described in 1896 {{Myctophiformes-stub