Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Lampanyctinae
Genus: Triphoturus

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Photo by Chu, E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Triphoturus mexicanus (Gilbert, 1890)

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Triphoturus mexicanus
[Mexican lampfish]

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Indian and Southeast Atla
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904)

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Triphoturus nigrescens
[Highseas lampfish]
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Triphoturus oculeum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Triphoturus mexicanus Mexican lampfish Eastern Pacific 7 TL 1890
Triphoturus nigrescens Highseas lampfish Indian and Southeast Atla 8.1 SL 1904
Triphoturus oculeum Eastern Central Pacific 1899



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