Festive lanternfish
Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928
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 festivus is a species of lanternfish. It is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. It is a mesopelagic fish that undertakes diel vertical migration. It grows to about 14 cm (5.5 in) standard length. It is an important component in the diet of forkbeard Phycis phycis off the Azores.
Wikipedia contributors, Lampanyctus festivus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:40:48.804445+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928
- Name authority
- Tåning, 1928
- Common name
- Festive 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 festivus Tåning, 1928
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 |
|---|---|
| Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Lampanyctus septilucis Beebe, 1932 Beebe, 1932 | synonym |
| Macrostoma festivum (Tåning, 1928) (Tåning, 1928) | 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.
- Tåning, A. V. (1928). Synopsis of the scopelids in the North Atlantic. Preliminary review. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn, v. 86: 49–69. 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:3S2N2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.