Lampanyctus

Lampanyctus Temporal range: Late Miocene to Present[1]
Lampanyctus macdonaldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840
Species
See text.

Lampanyctus is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[2]

• Lampanyctus acanthurus Wisner, 1974 (Spinytail lampfish)
• Lampanyctus alatus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Winged lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932 (Southern lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus crocodilus (A. Risso, 1810) (Jewel lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928 (Festive lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus hubbsi Wisner, 1963
• Lampanyctus intricarius Tåning, 1928 (Diamondcheek lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus iselinoides W. A. Bussing, 1965
• Lampanyctus jordani C. H. Gilbert, 1913 (Brokenline lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, 1967 (Mermaid lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus macdonaldi (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Rakery beaconlamp)
• Lampanyctus macropterus (A. B. Brauer, 1904)
• Lampanyctus nobilis Tåning, 1928 (Noble lampfish)
• Lampanyctus omostigma C. H. Gilbert, 1908
• Lampanyctus parvicauda A. E. Parr, 1931 (Slimtail lampfish)
• Lampanyctus photonotus A. E. Parr, 1928
• Lampanyctus pusillus (J. Y. Johnson, 1890) (Pygmy lanternfish)
• Lampanyctus simulator Wisner, 1971
• Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin, 1939 (Longfin lampfish)
• Lampanyctus tenuiformis (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
• Lampanyctus turneri (Fowler, 1934)
• Lampanyctus vadulus Hulley, 1981

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lampanyctus in FishBase. April 2012 version.