Atlantic Lanternfish

Diogenichthys atlanticus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth60–1,190 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary, February, and April
How commonCommon

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About this species

The longfin lanternfish is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish that is oviparous, and a host of Sarcotretes scopeli.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Longfin lanternfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 844 records
February: 654 records
March: 442 records
April: 1,005 records
May: 430 records
June: 429 records
July: 512 records
August: 275 records
September: 365 records
October: 595 records
November: 456 records
December: 230 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 60–1,190 m · Deepest record: 4,500 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 19 records
40–50 m: 15 records
50–60 m: 38 records
60–70 m: 46 records
70–80 m: 35 records
80–90 m: 9 records
90–100 m: 40 records
100–110 m: 16 records
110+ m: 763 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 10 records
14–16 °C: 154 records
16–18 °C: 351 records
18–20 °C: 80 records
20–22 °C: 13 records
22–24 °C: 44 records
24–26 °C: 42 records
26–28 °C: 34 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Atlantic Lanternfish, Lanternfish, Longfin Lanternfish

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Itahadaka, イタハダカ

Other scientific names: Diogenichthye atlanticus, Diogenichthys atlanticum, Diogenichthys scofieldi

Similar species

Diogenes lanternfish
Diogenichthys laternatus
Diogenichthys panurgus
Warming's lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii
Dogtooth lampfish
Ceratoscopelus townsendi
Topside lampfish
Notolychnus valdiviae
Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
8,892 open-data records from 1906 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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