Lampanyctus alatus Goode and Bean 1896 (lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) alatus

Belongs to Lampanyctus according to W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe 2019

See also Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus), Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes), Lampanyctus (Triphoturus), Lampanyctus ater, Lampanyctus crocodilus, Lampanyctus cuprarius, Lampanyctus ecnomi, Lampanyctus festivus, Lampanyctus fraserbrunneri, Lampanyctus fraseri, Lampanyctus idostigma, Lampanyctus intricarius, Lampanyctus ipunensis, Lampanyctus iselini, Lampanyctus joubini, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Lampanyctus licatae, Lampanyctus longaevus, Lampanyctus microchir, Lampanyctus microsoma, Lampanyctus nicholsi, Lampanyctus nobilis, Lampanyctus omostigma, Lampanyctus peculiaris, Lampanyctus petrolifer, Lampanyctus photonotus, Lampanyctus photothorax, Lampanyctus piabilis, Lampanyctus polyphotos, Lampanyctus popoto, Lampanyctus profestus, Lampanyctus punctatissimus, Lampanyctus pussilus, Lampanyctus reductus, Lampanyctus regalis, Lampanyctus remifer, Lampanyctus ritteri, Lampanyctus serratus, Lampanyctus steinbecki, Lampanyctus stilbius, Lampanyctus taaningi, Lampanyctus waiohaensis, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) ecnomi, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) licatae, Serpa blacki, Serpa bensoni, Serpa hoffmanni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nobori 1 (Pliocene of Japan)

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