Lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii
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
- Hygophum
Where to Find
Found in 22 diving areas across 13 countries and 5 regions.
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 117 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Prony Bay, New Caledonia - 34 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 4 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 4 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 1 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 7 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 213 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 21 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 14 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 35 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 1 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 1 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 2 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 15 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 5 records
- Azores, Portugal - 3 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 24 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 4 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 2 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 1 records