Diogenichthys panurgus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth52–590 m
Water temperature17–29 °C
Best monthsJune, August, and November
How commonOccasional

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About this species

Diogenichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Diogenichthys”, 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: 1 records
February: 2 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 0 records
June: 4 records
July: 0 records
August: 6 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 6 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 52–590 m · Deepest record: 1,025 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 1 records
130+ m: 13 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C

16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 14 records

Names and classification

Similar species

Atlantic Lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
Diogenes lanternfish
Diogenichthys laternatus
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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
827 open-data records from 1924 to 2006.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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