Lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Diogenichthys
Where to Find
Found in 18 diving areas across 10 countries and 6 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Isle of Pines, New Caledonia - 2 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 5 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 2 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 1 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 14 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 51 records
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 1 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 1 records
- St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 2 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 4 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 1 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 6 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 6 records
- Azores, Portugal - 3 records
- Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile - 2 records