Spotted Lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum
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
- Myctophum
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 9 countries and 3 regions.
- North Shore, Bermuda - 8 records
- Corsica, France - 13 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 3 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 6 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 1 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 69 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 20 records
- Azores, Portugal - 7 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 107 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 16 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 4 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 1 records