Lampanyctus pusillus

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• Common Names
• Description
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Overview

Family : Lanternfishes ; High-oceanic, found between 425-850 m during the day and between 40-125 m at night[1].

Common Names

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Description

Family Myctophidae

Distribution: circumglobal . Below the adipose fin is a cartilaginous supporting plate . Some genera with small supramaxilla. Subocular shelf present. Anal fin origin below or slightly behind dorsal fin base . Head and body with groups and rows of small photophores; one species without. Scales cycloid; ctenoid in 4 species. Swim bladder usually present. Vertebrae 28-45. Heavily preyed upon by many marine fishes and mammals. Diurnal migration exhibited by many: most species with peak abundance between 300 and 1200 m by day and between 10 and 100 m at night.The family Myctophidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Myctophiformes. It contains 32 genera and 235 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Miocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, mykter, -eros = nose + Greek, ophis = serpent

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,656 meters (0 to -18,556 feet).[2]

Biome: Saltwater . Bathypelagic .

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Lampanyctus alatus Goode & Bean, 1896
2. Myctophum alatum (Non Goode & Bean, 1896)
3. Scopelus alatus (Non Goode & Bean, 1896)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Macrostoma pusillum (Johnson, 1890)
2. Scopelus pusillus Johnson, 1890

Misapplied Names

1. Lampanyctus alatus Goode & Bean, 1896
2. Myctophum alatum (non Goode & Bean, 1896)
3. Scopelus alatus (non Goode & bean, 1896)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Paxton J., Data last modified by FishBase 17-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lampanyctus

There are approximately 111 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. acanthurus (Spinytail Lampfish) · L. achibus · L. achirus · L. alatus · L. alatus australis (Southern Lanternfish) · L. alatus punctatissimus · L. archirus · L. australis (Southern Lanternfish) · L. festivus · L. beringensis · L. blackcap · L. bonapartii · L. bristori · L. crocodillus · L. crocodilus (Crocodile Lanternfish) · L. crypticus · L. cupraris · L. cuprarius · L. e · L. elongatus · L. f · L. fernae · L. festiva · L. festivus (Lanternfish) · L. festvus · L. fraser-brunneri · L. gaussi · L. gaussi mediterranea · L. crocodilus · L. guentheri · L. guntheri · L. hubbsi · L. idostigma · L. intricarius (Lanternfish) · L. isaacsi · L. crocodilus · L. iselinoides · L. jordani (Brokenline Lanternfish) · Bolinichthys longipes · L. lacerta · L. larvee · L. lepidolychnus · L. lepidolynchus · L. leucopearus · L. leucopsarus · L. leucopsaurus · Ceratoscopelus warmingii · L. lineatus · Bolinichthys indicus · L. luminosa · L. macdonaldi (Rakery Lanternfish) · L. macropterum · L. macropterus · L. macropterus taningi · L. maderense · L. maderensis · L. mexicanus · L. micropterum · L. micropunctatus · L. nannochir · L. nannochir laticauda · Gymnoscopelus bolini · L. nigrescens · L. nobilis (Noble Lampfish) · L. noblis · L. notialis · L. oculeum · L. oculeus · L. omostigma · L. omostigma parvicauda · L. osmostigma · L. parvicauda (Slimtail Lampfish) · L. pasillus · L. patagonica · L. peculiaris · L. photnotus · L. photonotus (Lanternfish) · L. photothorax · L. punctatissimus · L. pusillus (Lanternfish) · L. pussillus · Bolinichthys photothorax · L. regale · L. regalis · L. reinhardti · L. resplendens · L. ritteri · L. sibogae · L. simulator · L. spp · L. steinbecki (Longfin Lampfish) · L. supralateralis · L. taaningi · L. temiformes · L. tenuiformes · L. tenuiformis · L. teuniformes · L. teuniformis · L. thompsoni · Ceratoscopelus warmingii

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Further Reading

• Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer (1993). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 250 p.
• Brito, A. (1991). Catalogo de los pesces de las Islas Canarias. Francisco Lemus, la Laguna. 230 p.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 56, p. 60, p. 88.
• Discovery reports. London; Cambridge University Press. ENG url p. 40, p. 7.
• Fishes of the families Evermannellidae and Scopelarchidae: systmatics, morphology, interrelationships, and zoogeography / Robert Karl Johnson. Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, [1982] ENG url p. 197.
• Hulley, P.A. (1984). Myctophidae. p. 429-483. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
• Hulley, P.A. (1986). Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
• Hulley, P.A. (1990). Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
• Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith 2003. An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records. Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2. 159-248.
• Notes on a collection of Bermuda deep-sea fishes. Chicago, Natural History Museum, 1955. ENG url p. 289.
• Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan (1989). New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. 279 p.
• Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley (1989). Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 19, 2007.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 11 providers.
• Paxton, John (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Pelagic Fish Observations 1968-1999
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: DFO Maritimes Research Vessel Trawl Surveys Fish Observations (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: MAR-ECO
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1986-1990)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Pelagic Fish Observations 1968-1999 (Australian Antarctic Data Centre)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3864083
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-23167
• Fishbase Species ID: 623
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13818842
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 162645
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 114665

Footnotes

1. Hulley, P.A. (1990). Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. [back]
2. Mean = -3,635.170 meters (-11,926.411 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,553.640 based on 937 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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