Order: Myctophiformes (Lantern fishes)

Family: Myctophidae (Lantern fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Benthosema fibulatum Spiny-cheek lantern fish
Benthosema glaciale Glacier lantern fish
Benthosema panamense Panama lantern fish
Benthosema pterotum Skinny-cheek lantern fish
Benthosema suborbitale Small-fin lantern fish
Bolinichthys distofax Unspecified
Bolinichthys indicus Lantern fish
Bolinichthys longipes Popeye lantern fish
Bolinichthys nikolayi Nikolay's lantern fish
Bolinichthys photothorax Spur-cheek lantern fish
Bolinichthys pyrsobolus Fiery lantern fish
Bolinichthys supralateralis Stubby lantern fish
Centrobranchus andreae Andre's lantern fish
Centrobranchus brevirostris Unspecified
Centrobranchus choerocephalus Unspecified
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus Round-nose lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Madeira lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus townsendi Dog-tooth lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii Warming's lantern fish
Diaphus adenomus Gilbert's large lantern fish
Diaphus aliciae Unspecified
Diaphus anderseni Andersen's lantern fish
Diaphus antonbruuni Unspecified
Diaphus arabicus Unspecified
Diaphus basileusi Unspecified
Diaphus bertelseni Bertelsen's lantern fish
Diaphus brachycephalus Short-headed lantern fish
Diaphus burtoni Unspecified
Diaphus chrysorhynchus Golden-nosed lantern fish
Diaphus coeruleus Blue lantern fish
Diaphus confusus Unspecified
Diaphus dahlgreni Unspecified
Diaphus danae Dana lantern fish
Diaphus dehaveni Unspecified
Diaphus diadematus Crown lantern fish
Diaphus diademophilus Unspecified
Diaphus drachmanni Drachmann's lantern fish
Diaphus dumerilii Unspecified
Diaphus effulgens Headlight fish
Diaphus ehrhorni Unspecified
Diaphus faustinoi Unspecified
Diaphus fragilis Fragile lantern fish
Diaphus fulgens Unspecified
Diaphus garmani Garman's lantern fish
Diaphus gigas Unspecified
Diaphus handi Unspecified
Diaphus holti Small lantern fish
Diaphus hudsoni Hudson's lantern fish
Diaphus impostor Imposter lantern fish
Diaphus jenseni Jensen's lantern fish
Diaphus kapalae Kapala lantern fish
Diaphus knappi Unspecified
Diaphus kora Unspecified
Diaphus kuroshio Unspecified
Diaphus lobatus Unspecified
Diaphus lucidus Spotlight lantern fish
Diaphus lucifrons Unspecified
Diaphus luetkeni Luetken's lantern fish
Diaphus malayanus Malayan lantern fish
Diaphus mascarensis Unspecified
Diaphus meadi Mead's lantern fish
Diaphus megalops Unspecified
Diaphus metopoclampus Spot-head lantern fish
Diaphus minax Unspecified
Diaphus mollis Soft lantern fish
Diaphus nielseni Unspecified
Diaphus ostenfeldi Ostenfeld's lantern fish
Diaphus pacificus Pacific headlight fish
Diaphus pallidus Unspecified
Diaphus parini Unspecified
Diaphus parri Parr's lantern fish
Diaphus perspicillatus Transparent lantern fish
Diaphus phillipsi Bolin's lantern fish
Diaphus problematicus Problematic lantern fish
Diaphus rafinesquii White-spotted lantern fish
Diaphus regani Regan's lantern fish
Diaphus richardsoni Richardson's lantern fish
Diaphus rivatoni Unspecified
Diaphus roei Unspecified
Diaphus sagamiensis Unspecified
Diaphus schmidti Schmidt's lantern fish
Diaphus signatus Unspecified
Diaphus similis Unspecified
Diaphus splendidus Horned lantern fish
Diaphus suborbitalis Unspecified
Diaphus subtilis Unspecified
Diaphus taaningi Slope-water lantern fish
Diaphus termophilus Taaning's lantern fish
Diaphus theta California headlight fish
Diaphus thiollierei Thiolliere's lantern fish
Diaphus trachops Unspecified
Diaphus umbroculus Unspecified
Diaphus vanhoeffeni Vanhoeffen's lantern fish
Diaphus watasei Watase's lantern fish
Diaphus whitleyi Whitley's lantern fish
Diaphus wisneri Unspecified
Diogenichthys atlanticus Long-fin lantern fish
Diogenichthys laternatus Diogenes lantern fish
Diogenichthys panurgus Unspecified
Electrona antarctica Unspecified
Electrona carlsbergi Electron subantarctic lantern fish
Electrona paucirastra Belted lantern fish
Electrona risso Electric lantern fish
Electrona subaspera Rough lantern fish
Gonichthys barnesi Barne's lantern fish
Gonichthys cocco Cocco's lantern fish
Gonichthys tenuiculus Slender-tail lantern fish
Gonichthys venetus Unspecified
Gymnoscopelus bolini Grand lantern fish
Gymnoscopelus braueri Brauer's lantern fish
Gymnoscopelus fraseri Fraser's lantern fish
Gymnoscopelus hintonoides False Midas lantern fish
Gymnoscopelus microlampas Mini-spotted lantern fish
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi Nichol's lantern fish
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Unspecified
Gymnoscopelus piabilis Southern black-tip lantern fish
Hintonia candens Unspecified
Hygophum atratum Thick-head lantern fish
Hygophum benoiti Benoit's lantern fish
Hygophum bruuni Unspecified
Hygophum hanseni Hansen's lantern fish
Hygophum hygomii Bermuda lantern fish
Hygophum macrochir Large-finned lantern fish
Hygophum proximum Firefly lantern fish
Hygophum reinhardtii Reinhardt's lantern fish
Hygophum taaningi Taaning's lantern fish
Idiolychnus urolampus Unspecified
Krefftichthys anderssoni Rhombic lantern fish
Lampadena anomala Anomalous lantern fish
Lampadena atlantica Unspecified
Lampadena chavesi Chaves' lantern fish
Lampadena dea Unspecified
Lampadena luminosa Luminous lantern fish
Lampadena notialis Notal lantern fish
Lampadena pontifex Unspecified
Lampadena speculigera Mirror lantern fish
Lampadena urophaos Sunbeam lamp fish
Lampadena yaquinae Unspecified
Lampanyctodes hectoris Hector's lantern fish
Lampanyctus acanthurus Spiny-tail lamp fish
Lampanyctus alatus Winged lantern fish
Lampanyctus australis Southern lantern fish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Jewel lantern fish
Lampanyctus festivus Festive lantern fish
Lampanyctus hubbsi Unspecified
Lampanyctus intricarius Diamond-cheek lantern fish
Lampanyctus iselinoides Unspecified
Lampanyctus jordani Broken-line lantern fish
Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Mermaid lantern fish
Lampanyctus macdonaldi Rakery beacon-lamp fish
Lampanyctus macropterus Unspecified
Lampanyctus nobilis Noble lamp fish
Lampanyctus omostigma Unspecified
Lampanyctus parvicauda Slim-tail lamp fish
Lampanyctus photonotus Unspecified
Lampanyctus pusillus Pygmy lantern fish
Lampanyctus simulator Unspecified
Lampanyctus steinbecki Long-fin lamp fish
Lampanyctus tenuiformis Slender lantern fish
Lampanyctus turneri Unspecified
Lampanyctus vadulus Unspecified
Lampichthys procerus Black-head lantern fish
Lepidophanes gaussi Unspecified
Lepidophanes guentheri Gunther's lantern fish
Lobianchia dofleini Dofleini's lantern fish
Lobianchia gemellarii Cocco's lantern fish
Loweina interrupta Unspecified
Loweina rara Laura's lantern fish
Loweina terminata Unspecified
Metelectrona ahlstromi Unspecified
Metelectrona herwigi Herwig's lantern fish
Metelectrona ventralis Flaccid lantern fish
Myctophum affine Metallic lantern fish
Myctophum asperum Prickly lantern fish
Myctophum aurolaternatum Golden lantern fish
Myctophum brachygnathum Short-jawed lantern fish
Myctophum fissunovi Unspecified
Myctophum indicum Unspecified
Myctophum lunatum Unspecified
Myctophum lychnobium Unspecified
Myctophum nitidulum Pearly lantern fish
Myctophum obtusirostre Blunt-snout lantern fish
Myctophum orientale Oriental lantern fish
Myctophum ovcharovi Ovcharov's lantern fish
Myctophum phengodes Bright lantern fish
Myctophum punctatum Spotted lantern fish
Myctophum selenops Wisner's lantern fish
Myctophum spinosum Spiny lantern fish
Nannobrachium achirus Lantern fish
Nannobrachium atrum Dusky lantern fish
Nannobrachium bristori Unspecified
Nannobrachium crypticum Unspecified
Nannobrachium cuprarium Unspecified
Nannobrachium fernae Unspecified
Nannobrachium gibbsi Unspecified
Nannobrachium hawaiiensis Unspecified
Nannobrachium idostigma Unspecified
Nannobrachium indicum Unspecified
Nannobrachium isaacsi Unspecified
Nannobrachium lineatum Unspecified
Nannobrachium nigrum Black lantern fish
Nannobrachium phyllisae Unspecified
Nannobrachium regale Pinpoint lamp fish
Nannobrachium ritteri Broad-fin lamp fish
Nannobrachium wisneri Unspecified
Notolychnus valdiviae Top-side lamp fish
Notoscopelus bolini Unspecified
Notoscopelus caudispinosus Lobisomem lantern fish
Notoscopelus elongatus Unspecified
Notoscopelus japonicus Japanese lantern fish
Notoscopelus kroyeri Lancet fish
Notoscopelus resplendens Patchwork lamp fish
Parvilux boschmai Unspecified
Parvilux ingens Giant lamp fish
Protomyctophum andriashevi Andriashev's lantern fish
Protomyctophum arcticum Arctic telescope fish
Protomyctophum beckeri Becker's lantern fish
Protomyctophum bolini Bolin's lantern fish
Protomyctophum chilense Chile lantern fish
Protomyctophum choriodon Gap-tooth lantern fish
Protomyctophum crockeri California flashlight fish
Protomyctophum gemmatum Jewelled lantern fish
Protomyctophum luciferum Damsel lantern fish
Protomyctophum mcginnisi Mcginn's lantern fish
Protomyctophum normani Norman's lanterrn fish
Protomyctophum parallelum Parallel lantern fish
Protomyctophum subparallelum Sub-parallel lantern fish
Protomyctophum tenisoni Tenison's lantern fish
Protomyctophum thompsoni Big-eye lantern fish
Scopelopsis multipunctatus Multi-spotted lantern fish
Stenobrachius leucopsarus Northern lamp fish
Stenobrachius nannochir Garnet lantern fish
Symbolophorus barnardi Barnard's lantern fish
Symbolophorus boops Bogue lantern fish
Symbolophorus californiensis Big-fin lantern fish
Symbolophorus evermanni Evermann's lantern fish
Symbolophorus kreffti Unspecified
Symbolophorus reversus Reverse-gland lantern fish
Symbolophorus rufinus Unspecified
Symbolophorus veranyi Large-scale lantern fish
Taaningichthys bathyphilus Deep-water lantern fish
Taaningichthys minimus Waistcoat lantern fish
Taaningichthys paurolychnus Unspecified
Tarletonbeania crenularis Blue lantern fish
Tarletonbeania taylori North Pacific lantern fish
Triphoturus mexicanus Mexican lamp fish
Triphoturus nigrescens High-seas lamp fish
Triphoturus oculeum Unspecified

Family: Neoscopelidae (Black-chin fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Large-scaled lantern fish
Neoscopelus microchir Short-fin neoscopelid
Neoscopelus porosus Spangle-side neoscopelid
Scopelengys clarkei Unspecified
Scopelengys tristis Pacific black-chin fish
Solivomer arenidens Unspecified

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