Hansen's Lanternfish

Hygophum hanseni

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth16–671 m
Water temperature12–29 °C
Best monthsApril and June
How commonRare

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About this species

Hygophum is a genus of lanternfishes.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Hygophum”, 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: 2 records
February: 4 records
March: 5 records
April: 34 records
May: 6 records
June: 22 records
July: 9 records
August: 5 records
September: 5 records
October: 16 records
November: 9 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 16–671 m · Deepest record: 4,037 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 65 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–29 °C

10–12 °C: 9 records
12–14 °C: 11 records
14–16 °C: 33 records
16–18 °C: 45 records
18–20 °C: 14 records
20–22 °C: 15 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 4 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Hansen's Lanternfish

Other scientific names: Myctophum hanseni, Serpa peccatus

Similar species

Bermuda lantern fish
Hygophum hygomii
Firefly lanternfish
Hygophum proximum
Reinhardt's lantern fish
Hygophum reinhardtii
Warming's lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii
Dogtooth lampfish
Ceratoscopelus townsendi
Atlantic Lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus

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).
339 open-data records from 1935 to 2023.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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