Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) guentheri Goode and Bean 1895 (lanternfish)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Lampanyctus guentheri

Belongs to Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) according to A. Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) gaussi, Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) pyrsobolus, Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) subpectoralis, Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) supralateralis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) guentheri in the database

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