Myctophidae
Creators: name: Fricke, Ronald
name: Allen, Gerald R.
name: Andréfouët, Serge
name: Chen, Wei-Jen
name: Hamel, Mélanie A.
name: Laboute, Pierre
name: Mana, Ralph
name: Hui, Tan Heok
name: Uyeno, Daisuke
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae

description: Myctophidae    Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)  —Spinycheek lanternfish STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19694-001, I.19702-023, I.19726-004).   
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical Indian and Pacific oceans. Benthopelagic and mesopelagic, 0–2000 m. Marine.  
  Bolinichthys longipes (Brauer, 1906)  —Popeye lampfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Hulley & Duhamel (2010: 278). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. In tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Bathypelagic, 50– 725 m. Marine.  
  Bolinichthys pyrsobolus (Alcock, 1890)  —Fiery lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Hulley & Duhamel (2010: 288). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. India east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to China, south to northern Australia. Mesopelagic, 25– 778 m. Marine.  
  Centrobranchus andreae (Lütken, 1892)  —Andrés lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19701-010, I.19729-021). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical Indian and Pacific oceans. Mesopelagic, 0–165 m at night, 640–650 m during day. Marine.   
  Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892)  —Warming's lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19701-001, I.19702-009, I.19713-002, I.19726-006, I.19727-003, I.19728-001).   
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Bathypelagic, 0–2014. Marine.  
  Diaphus diadematus Tåning, 1932  —Crown lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19702-021). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Mesopelagic, 0–350. Marine.   
  Diaphus lucidus (Goode & Bean, 1896)  —Spotlight lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19715-016). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Bathypelagic, 0–3000. Marine.   
  Diaphus ostenfeldi Tåning, 1932  —Ostenfeld's lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 101).  
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Subtropical convergence and adjacent tropical seas in Southern Hemisphere and in northwestern Pacific. Bathypelagic, 25– 350 m. Marine.  
  Diaphus phillipsi Fowler, 1934  —Phillipps' lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 102). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and warm temperate waters of Indo-West Pacific. Bathypelagic, 0–1330 m. Marine.  
  Diaphus regani Tåning, 1932  —Regan's lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 102). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and warm temperate waters of eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Mesopelagic, 0– 750 m. Marine.  
  Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904)  —Horned lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 102). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical seas. Bathypelagic, 0–3000 m. Marine.  
  Diaphus termophilus Tåning, 1928  —Taaning's lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 102). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and warm temperate waters of Atlantic, western and southeastern Pacific, 0– 850 m. Marine.  
  Diogenichthys atlanticus (Tåning, 1928)  —Longfin lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 103).  
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Bathypelagic, 0–1050 m. Marine.  
  Hygophum proximum Becker, 1965  —Firefly lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 103). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and warm temperate waters of Indo-Pacific. Bathypelagic, 100–1000 m. Marine.  
  Hygophum reinhardtii (Lütken, 1892)  —Reinhardt's lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 103).  
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas, but usually absent in equatorial waters of Indo-West Pacific. Bathypelagic, 0–1050 m. Marine.  
  Lampadena luminosa (Garman, 1899)  —Luminous lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 103). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Bathypelagic, 0–1050 m. Marine.  
  Lampanyctus nobilis Tåning, 1928  —Noble lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 103). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and warm temperate waters of the Indo-Pacific. Bathypelagic, 475–1100 m during the day, 100–500 m at night. Marine.  
  Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin, 1939  —Longfin lampfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 103). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and warm temperate waters of western Indian Ocean and Pacific. Epipelagic to mesopelagic, 80–300 m at night, 675–1000 m during day. Marine.  
  Lampanyctus turneri (Fowler, 1934)  —Turner's lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 104).  
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and subtropical waters of western Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Epipelagic to mesopelagic, 50–212 m at night, 600–1757 m during day. Marine.  
  Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845  —Prickly lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19694-008, I.19695-006, I.19713-009, I.19727-010, I.19728-009, I.19729-001).   
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Bathypelagic, 0–750. Marine.  
  Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker, 1856)  —Short-jawed lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19694-003, I.19695-002, I.19702-014, I.19710-003, I.19726-001, I.19728-008, I.19729-014).   
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Philippines east to Hawaiian Islands, south to northern Australia. Bathypelagic, 1–856. Marine.  
  Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899  —Pearly lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19702-010, I.19729-003). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Bathypelagic, 0–1000. Marine.   
  Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928  —Wisner's lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 104). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas, except eastern Pacific. Epi- to mesopelagic, 225–500 m during the day, 40–225 m at night. Marine.  
  Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner, 1867)  —Spiny lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19694-004, I.19695-001, I.19702-013, I.19710-004, I.19713-007, I.19726-009).   
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas. Mesopelagic, 0–400. Marine.  
  Myctophum valdiviae Brauer, 1904  —Topside lampfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 104). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Epi- and mesopelagic, 375–700 m during the day, 25–350 m at night. Marine.  
  Notolychnus valdiviae (Brauer, 1904)  —Valdivia lampfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19701-002, I.19702-004). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Bathypelagic, 25–700. Marine.   
  Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905)  —Evermann's lanternfish   
 STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on AMS material (AMS I.19694-002, I.19695-003, I.19701-009, I.19702-005, I.19713-001, I.19726-003, I.19727-007, I.19729-012). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and temperate of Indian and Pacific oceans. Bathypelagic, 100–500. Marine.   
  Symbolophorus rufinus (Tåning 1928)  —Red symbol lanternfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 104). AMS material (AMS I.19701-006, I.19702-006, I.19729-011).  
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Atlantic from 28°N to 16°S, tropical Indian Ocean, western Pacific at Papua New Guinea. Pelagic, 425–850 m during the day, 0–125 m at night. Marine.  
  Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904)  —Highseas lampfish   
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Kailola (1987a: 104). AMS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Tropical and temperate waters of Indo-Pacific and southeastern Atlantic. Mesopelagic, 0–24 m at night, 532–1000 m during the day, 0–1000 m. Marine.
description: Published as part of Fricke, Ronald, Allen, Gerald R., Andréfouët, Serge, Chen, Wei-Jen, Hamel, Mélanie A., Laboute, Pierre, Mana, Ralph, Hui, Tan Heok & Uyeno, Daisuke, 2014, Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records, pp. 1-247 in Zootaxa 3832 (1) on pages 28-31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3832.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/250559