THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Myctophidae · Clear filter
225 records · page 1 of 5
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Antimyctophum konganaruensis (Frost, 1933) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| spinycheek lanternfishBenthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bolinichthys distofax Johnson, 1975 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bolinichthys indicus (Nafpaktitis & Nafpaktitis, 1969) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bolinichthys longipes (Brauer, 1906) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bolinichthys nikolayi Becker, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centrobranchus andreae (Lütken, 1892) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| roundnose lanternfishCentrobranchus nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Madeira lantern fishCeratoscopelus maderensis (Lowe, 1839) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dogtooth lampfishCeratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Warming's lantern fishCeratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyscopelus lunatus (Becker & Borodulina, 1978) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning, 1928) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyscopelus orientalis Gilbert, 1913 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning, 1928) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner, 1867) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gilbert's large lantern fishDiaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus agassizii Gilbert, 1908 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Andersen's lantern fishDiaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus antonbruuni Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus arabicus Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus audax Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Diaphus basileusi Becker & Prut'ko, 1984 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| short-headed lantern fishDiaphus brachycephalus Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus burtoni Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Golden-nosed lantern fishDiaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus coeruleus (Klunzinger, 1871) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus confusus Becker, 1992 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus dehaveni Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus diadematus Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus diademophilus Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus drachmanni Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus draconis Schwarzhans, 2013 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Headlight fishDiaphus effulgens (Goode & Bean, 1896) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus ehrhorni Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus exilis Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Diaphus faustinoi Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fragile lantern fishDiaphus fragilis Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus fulgens (Brauer, 1904) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus garmani Gilbert, 1906 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant headlightfishDiaphus gigas Gilbert, 1913 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus handi Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hudson's lanternfishDiaphus hudsoni Zurbrigg & Scott, 1976 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus impostor Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
225 records · page 1 of 5
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.