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Family Order: Myctophiformes 🍽️ 2 Edible

Myctophidae

Species
241
Genera
32
Max Length
30 cm
Max Weight
-
Avg Trophic
3.18
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Chile
75 spp.
Mexico
71 spp.
New Zealand
68 spp.
Brazil
54 spp.
Australia
38 spp.
Portugal
33 spp.
United States
33 spp.
Mauritania
32 spp.
South Africa
31 spp.
Canada
31 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
8,000 m

🌿 Genera in Family Myctophidae

Genus
Notoscopelus
6 species
6 species in this genus.
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Genus
Centrobranchus
4 species
4 species in this genus.
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Genus
Scopelopsis
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Diaphus
79 species
79 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lampadena
10 species
10 species in this genus.
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Genus
Benthosema
5 species
5 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lampanyctus
39 species
39 species in this genus.
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Genus
Protomyctophum
15 species
15 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lepidophanes
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Bolinichthys
7 species
7 species in this genus.
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Genus
Myctophum
7 species
7 species in this genus.
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Genus
Hygophum
9 species
9 species in this genus.
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Genus
Gonichthys
4 species
4 species in this genus.
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Genus
Metelectrona
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Symbolophorus
8 species
8 species in this genus.
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Genus
Gymnoscopelus
8 species
8 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lampichthys
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Electrona
5 species
5 species in this genus.
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Genus
Hintonia
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Notolychnus
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Triphoturus
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Diogenichthys
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Parvilux
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Krefftichthys
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Taaningichthys
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lobianchia
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Ceratoscopelus
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Stenobrachius
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Loweina
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Tarletonbeania
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lampanyctodes
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Idiolychnus
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
241

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 217
Data Deficient 21

🐟 Species in Myctophidae

241 total
コビトハダカ
Diaphus fulgens
LC 🌊 Marine