Luminous lanternfish

Lampadena luminosa

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth125–930 m
Water temperature12–30 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and September
How commonOccasional

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About this species

Lampadena is a genus of lanternfishes.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lampadena”, 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: 8 records
February: 23 records
March: 5 records
April: 25 records
May: 32 records
June: 36 records
July: 17 records
August: 10 records
September: 32 records
October: 13 records
November: 15 records
December: 17 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 125–930 m · Deepest record: 2,367 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 3 records
110+ m: 141 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–30 °C

12–14 °C: 8 records
14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 18 records
24–26 °C: 38 records
26–28 °C: 125 records
28–30 °C: 103 records

Names and classification

English: Luminous lanternfish

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: linternilla luminosa
French: Lanterne lumineuse
Japanese: Kagamiiwashi, カガミイワシ

Other scientific names: Lampadena nitida, Myctophum luminosum

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
697 open-data records from 1927 to 2023.

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