Lanternfish
Lampanyctus crocodilus
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
- Lampanyctus
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 8 countries and 2 regions.
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 2 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 2 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 2 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 114 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 2 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 2 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 91 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 9 records
- Azores, Portugal - 4 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 177 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 14 records