Bolinichthys distofax

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth310–971 m
Water temperature11–30 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and September
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 2 records
March: 5 records
April: 0 records
May: 2 records
June: 9 records
July: 8 records
August: 2 records
September: 7 records
October: 2 records
November: 7 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 310–971 m · Deepest record: 1,520 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 35 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–30 °C

10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 11 records
28–30 °C: 24 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Futomikazukihadaka, フトミカヅキハダカ

Other scientific names: Bolinichthys distophax

Similar species

Warming's lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii
Spinycheek lanternfish
Benthosema fibulatum
Dasyscopelus obtusirostris
Spiny lantern fish
Dasyscopelus spinosus
Garman’s lanternfish
Diaphus garmani
Diaphus lucidus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
83 open-data records from 1965 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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