Myctophidae

Lanternfishes

Order: Myctophiformes

Deep-sea fish with light-producing organs, forming the largest biomass of deep-sea fish.

Species 50

Andersen's lantern fish

Diaphus anderseni

Not Evaluated

Andrea's lanternfish

Centrobranchus andreae

Not Evaluated

Andriashev's lanternfish

Protomyctophum andriashevi

Not Evaluated

Anomalous lanternfish

Lampadena anomala

Not Evaluated

Antarctic lanternfish

Electrona antarctica

Not Evaluated

Arctic telescope

Protomyctophum arcticum

Not Evaluated

Atlantic lanternfish

Diogenichthys atlanticus

Not Evaluated

Austral lanternfish

Lampanyctus australis

Not Evaluated

Barnard's lanternfish

Symbolophorus barnardi

Not Evaluated

Barne's lanternfish

Gonichthys barnesi

Not Evaluated

Belted lanternfish

Electrona paucirastra

Not Evaluated

Benoit's lantern fish

Hygophum benoiti

Not Evaluated

Bermuda lantern fish

Hygophum hygomii

Not Evaluated

Bertelsen's lanternfish

Diaphus bertelseni

Not Evaluated

Big-eye lantern-fish

Electrona subaspera

Not Evaluated

Bigeye lanternfish

Protomyctophum thompsoni

Not Evaluated

Bigfin lanternfish

Symbolophorus californiensis

Not Evaluated

Blackhead lanternfish

Lampichthys procerus

Not Evaluated

Black lantern fish

Lampanyctus niger

Not Evaluated

Blue lantern fish

Diaphus coeruleus

Not Evaluated

Blue lantern-fish

Diaphus danae

Not Evaluated

Blue lanternfish

Tarletonbeania crenularis

Not Evaluated

Bluntnose lanternfish

Diaphus metopoclampus

Not Evaluated

Bluntsnout lanternfish

Dasyscopelus obtusirostris

Not Evaluated

Bogue lanternfish

Symbolophorus boops

Not Evaluated

Bô-hadaka

Diaphus signatus

Not Evaluated

Bolini's lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus bolini

Not Evaluated

Bolin's lantern fish

Diaphus phillipsi

Not Evaluated

Bolin's lanternfish

Protomyctophum bolini

Not Evaluated

Brauer's lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus braueri

Not Evaluated

Bright lanternfish

Ctenoscopelus phengodes

Not Evaluated

Broadfin lampfish

Lampanyctus ritteri

Not Evaluated

Broadhead lanternfish

Hygophum reinhardtii

Not Evaluated

Brokenline lanternfish

Lampanyctus jordani

Not Evaluated

Brooch lanternfish

Benthosema fibulatum

Not Evaluated

Buk-tang-pyeong-yang-saet-bi-neul-chi

Lampanyctus fernae

Not Evaluated

Buta-hadaka

Centrobranchus brevirostris

Not Evaluated

California flashlightfish

Protomyctophum crockeri

Not Evaluated

California headlightfish

Diaphus theta

Not Evaluated

Carlsberg's lanternfish

Electrona carlsbergi

Not Evaluated

Chaves' lanternfish

Lampadena chavesi

Not Evaluated

Chihiro-kuro-hadaka

Taaningichthys paurolychnus

Not Evaluated

Chubby flashlight fish

Electrona risso

Not Evaluated

Cocco's lantern fish

Lobianchia gemellarii

Not Evaluated

Cocco's lanternfish

Gonichthys cocco

Not Evaluated

Cripplefin lanternfish

Lampanyctus achirus

Not Evaluated

Crown lanternfish

Diaphus diadematus

Not Evaluated

Cuvier's lantern-fish

Dasyscopelus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Damsel lanternfish

Protomyctophum luciferum

Not Evaluated

Deepwater lanternfish

Taaningichthys bathyphilus

Not Evaluated