Scientific Name
Lampanyctus tenuiformis  
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 Lampanyctus tenuiformis天紐珍燈魚
by: ©Matsuura, Keiichi: JAMARC
Author (Brauer, 1906) Depth 40 - 1750M
Chinese 天紐珍燈魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 燈籠魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F200　Myctophidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 天紐珍燈魚 
Max Length 15.3 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 燈籠魚、七星魚、光魚 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Coastal  Holotype Locality Between Seychelles and Zanzibar [ca. 71 kilometers northeast of Eagle Island, Amirantes Islands, Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean], 4°34'08"S, 53°42'08"E, Valdivia station 235 
Synonyms Lampanyctus tenuiformes, Myctophum tenuiforme   
Reference A review of lanternfishes( Families: Myctophidae and Neoscopelidae) and their distributions around Taiwan and Tungsha Islands with notes on seventeen new records(Wang and Chen, 2001)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；中國動物誌-燈籠魚目(陳等, 2002)  Wang, J. T.-M. etc. 2001 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳素芝 編著 2002 
Specimen List
Common Name Lampfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic D. 13-14; A. 17-18; P. 14-15; GR 4 + 1 + 9-11, total 14-16; AO 5 + 5-6, total 10-11 Mouth very large, somewhat oblique with lower jaw slightly protruding. Eye rather small with some aphakic space. Posterior opercular margin truncate, ending in front of base of pectoral fin. Origin of dorsal fin behind base of ventral fin. Origin of anal fin under posterior one-third of base of dorsal fin. Pectoral fins very long, extending to first AOa. Ventral fin reaching origin of anal fin. Base of adipose fin over end of base of anal fin. Dn absent; Vn small, rounded and surrounded with black tissue. Cp absent. PLO in advance of pectoral fin and 3 times its own diameter below lateral line. PVO1 below and behind PVO2; Five PO, PO4 highly elevated, at level of PVO2. 4 VO, forms an gentle arc. VLO nearer to lateral line than to base of anal fin. Three SAO, forming an obtuse angle. SAO1 over VO3; SAO2 and SAO3 on a nearly straight line with VO4; SAO3 over origin of anal fin and immediately below lateral line. AOa series almost forming a straight line. Two Pol, Pol2 in advance of base of adipose fin and in contact with lateral line. AOp behind base of anal fin. Prc continuous with AOp, forming an abtuse angle; Prc4 slightly behind Prc3 and at level of lateral line. INGL consisting of 5-6 luminous scales; SUGL shorter, consisting of 3-4 luminous scales.
habitats High-oceanic, found between 300-700 m during the day and between 40-325 m at night with maximum abundance at 100 m. Sexually mature from about 12.3-13.8 cm (near Hawaii). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae. 
Distribution Mesopelagic; off eastern Taiwan waters; Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. 
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