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Class: Teleostei
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Myctophinae
Genus: Myctophum

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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892)

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Myctophum affine
[Metallic lantern fish]

Photo by Ernst, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899

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Myctophum aurolaternatum
[Golden lanternfish]
No picture found
 
Myctophum brachygnathum
[Short-jawed lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina, 1971

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Myctophum fissunovi
[]
No picture found
 
Myctophum indicum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Myctophum lunatum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Myctophum lychnobium
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Circumglobal (Ref. 7300)
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899

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Myctophum nitidulum
[Pearly lanternfish]
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Myctophum orientale
[Oriental lanternfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Myctophum ovcharovi
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810

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Myctophum punctatum
[Spotted lanternfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Myctophum affine Metallic lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 7.9 SL 1892
Myctophum aurolaternatum Golden lanternfish Western Indian Ocean 11 SL 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum Short-jawed lanternfish Western Central Pacific 1856
Myctophum fissunovi Western Indian Ocean 7 SL 1971
Myctophum indicum Indian Ocean 1877
Myctophum lunatum Indo-West Pacific. 5.7 SL 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Indo-Pacific 3.8 SL 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Pearly lanternfish Circumglobal (Ref. 7300) 8.3 SL 1899
Myctophum orientale Oriental lanternfish Western Pacific. 1913
Myctophum ovcharovi Indian Ocean. Western Ce 7.2 SL 1993
Myctophum punctatum Spotted lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 11 SL 1810



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