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.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lampanyctus ater Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| southern lanternfishLampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| jewel lanternfishLampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus crypticus (Zahuranec, 2000) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus fernae Wisner, 1971 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Festive lanternfishLampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus gibbsi (Zahuranec, 2000) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus hawaiiensis (Zahuranec, 2000) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus hubbsi Wisner, 1963 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus idostigma Parr, 1931 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus intricarius Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus isaacsi Wisner, 1974 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus iselinoides Bussing, 1965 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brokenline lanternfishLampanyctus jordani Gilbert, 1913 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, 1967 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus lineatus Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rakery beaconlampLampanyctus macdonaldi (Goode & Bean, 1896) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus macropterus (Brauer, 1904) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus mendeleevi Clements & Stewart, 2026 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus niger (Günther, 1887) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noble lampfishLampanyctus nobilis Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus omostigma Gilbert, 1908 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus parvicauda Parr, 1931 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus photonotus Parr, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus popoto Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Lampanyctus pusillus (Johnson, 1890) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| broadfin lampfishLampanyctus ritteri Gilbert, 1915 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| False lanternfishLampanyctus simulator Wisner, 1971 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Longfin lampfishLampanyctus steinbecki Bolin, 1939 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Slender lanternfishLampanyctus tenuiformis (Brauer, 1906) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Turner's lanternfishLampanyctus turneri (Fowler, 1934) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus vadulus Hulley, 1981 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus wisneri (Zahuranec, 2000) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860) | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampetra alavariensis Mateus, Alves, Quintella & Almeida, 2013 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampetra auremensis Mateus, Alves, Quintella & Almeida, 2013 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampetra lanceolata Kux & Steiner, 1972 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampetra lusitanica Mateus, Alves, Quintella & Almeida, 2013 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| brook lampreyLampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784) | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampetra zanandreai Vladykov, 1955 | PetromyzontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampichthys mangapariensis Schwarzhans, 1980 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Lampichthys procerus (Brauer, 1904) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampiella gibbosa (Miranda Ribeiro, 1908) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amethyst-throated HummingbirdLampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-throated Mountain-gemLampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated Mountain-gemLampornis castaneoventris (Gould, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-tailed MountaingemLampornis cinereicauda (Lawrence, 1867) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-throated HummingbirdLampornis clemenciae (R. Lesson, 1830) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied Mountain-gemLampornis hemileucus (Salvin, 1865) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.