Myctophum
Myctophum is a genus of lanternfishes, some species of which, such as M. punctatum are noted for having the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Spotted Lanternfish
speciesMyctophum punctatum
Pearly-spotted Lanternfish
speciesMyctophum nitidulum
Golden lanternfish
speciesMyctophum aurolaternatum
Myctophum fissunovi
speciesMyctophum fissunovi
Myctophum lunatum
speciesMyctophum lunatum
Myctophum ovcharovi
speciesMyctophum ovcharovi
Myctophum imperceptum
speciesMyctophum imperceptum
Metallic Lanternfish
speciesMyctophum affine
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90074.