Diogenes lanternfish

Diogenichthys laternatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth530–1,646 m
Water temperature14–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, April, and October
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 592 records
February: 806 records
March: 498 records
April: 795 records
May: 430 records
June: 481 records
July: 559 records
August: 567 records
September: 387 records
October: 720 records
November: 409 records
December: 321 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 530–1,646 m · Deepest record: 3,109 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 394 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 80 records
18–20 °C: 414 records
20–22 °C: 188 records
22–24 °C: 84 records
24–26 °C: 45 records
26–28 °C: 50 records
28–30 °C: 26 records

Names and classification

English: Diogenes lanternfish

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: linternilla de Diogenes
Japanese: Niseitahadaka, ニセイタハダカ

Other scientific names: Diogenys laternatus, Myctophum laternatum

Similar species

Atlantic Lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
Diogenichthys panurgus
Warming's lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii
Dogtooth lampfish
Ceratoscopelus townsendi
Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso
Bermuda lantern fish
Hygophum hygomii

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).
9,174 open-data records from 1899 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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