Lampanyctus

Lampanyctus; Temporal range: Late Miocene to Present
	Lampanyctus macdonaldi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 39 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

Lampanyctus acanthurus Wisner, 1974 (Spinytail lampfish)
Lampanyctus achirus Andriashev, 1962 (Cripplefin Lanternfish)
Lampanyctus alatus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Winged lanternfish)
Lampanyctus ater Tåning, 1928 (Dusky lanternfish)
Lampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932 (Southern lanternfish)
Lampanyctus bristori Zahuranec, 2000
Lampanyctus crocodilus (A. Risso, 1810) (Jewel lanternfish)
Lampanyctus crypticus Zahuranec, 2000
Lampanyctus cuprarius Tåning, 1928
Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928 (Festive lanternfish)
Lampanyctus gibbsi Zahuranec, 2000
Lampanyctus hawaiiensis Zahuranec, 2000
Lampanyctus hubbsi Wisner, 1963
Lampanyctus idostigma A. E. Parr, 1931
Lampanyctus indicus Zahuranec, 2000
Lampanyctus intricarius Tåning, 1928 (Diamondcheek lanternfish)
Lampanyctus isaacsi Wisner, 1971
Lampanyctus iselinoides W. A. Bussing, 1965
Lampanyctus jordani C. H. Gilbert, 1913 (Brokenline lanternfish)
Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, 1967 (Mermaid lanternfish)
Lampanyctus lineatus Tåning, 1928
Lampanyctus macdonaldi (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Rakery beaconlamp)
Lampanyctus macropterus (A. B. Brauer, 1904)
Lampanyctus niger Günther, 1887 (Black lanternfish)
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 phyllisae Zahuranec, 2000
Lampanyctus pusillus (J. Y. Johnson, 1890) (Pygmy lanternfish)
Lampanyctus regalis Gilbert, 1892) (Pinpoint lampfish)
Lampanyctus ritteri Gilbert, 1915) (Broadfin lampfish)
Lampanyctus simulator Wisner, 1971
Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin, 1939 (Longfin lampfish)
Lampanyctus tenuiformis (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
Lampanyctus turneri (Fowler, 1934)
Lampanyctus vadulus Hulley, 1981
Lampanyctus wisneri Zahuranec, 2000

References

^ 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.
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lampanyctus in FishBase. April 2012 version.

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[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.

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