jewel lanternfish
Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lampanyctus crocodilus, the jewel lanternfish, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found in the west Mediterranean Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean (above 50° N). Bathypelagic between 400 and 2000 m.
Wikipedia contributors, Lampanyctus crocodilus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:39:55.570126+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)
- Name authority
- (Risso, 1810)
- Common name
- jewel lanternfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Lampanyctus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderMyctophiformes
- familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
- subfamilyLampanyctinae Paxton, 1972
- genusLampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840
- speciesLampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lampanyctus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lampanyctus achirus Andriashev, 1962 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus ater Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| southern lanternfishLampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus intricarius Tåning, 1928 | 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 |
| Lampanyctus macropterus (Brauer, 1904) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noble lampfishLampanyctus nobilis Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus photonotus Parr, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lampanyctus vadulus Hulley, 1981 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
| Lampanyctus iselini Parr, 1934 Parr, 1934 | ambiguous synonym |
| Macrostoma crocodilus (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Serpe crocodilus Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
| Myctophum crocodilum (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Lampanictus crocodilus (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Nyctophus bonaparte Cocco, 1838 Cocco, 1838 | synonym |
| Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838 Cocco, 1838 | synonym |
| Scopelus bonapartii (Cocco, 1838) (Cocco, 1838) | synonym |
| Lampanyctus peculiaris Borodin, 1929 Borodin, 1929 | synonym |
| Scopelus crocodilus (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126612 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3S2MT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.