Lanternfish
Lampanyctus pusillus
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 9 countries and 4 regions.
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 39 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 2 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 1 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 515 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 8 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 4 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 2 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 2 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 7 records
- Azores, Portugal - 7 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 31 records