WoRMS taxon details
Lampanyctus ater Tåning, 1928
126611 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126611)
accepted
Species
Macrostoma atrum (Tåning, 1928) · unaccepted
Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928) · unaccepted
Paralampanyctus ater (Tåning, 1928) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Tåning, A. V. (1928). Synopsis of the scopelids in the North Atlantic. Preliminary review. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 86: 49-69. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Grand Bank and from Brazil to Argentina
Distribution Western Atlantic: Grand Bank and from Brazil to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lampanyctus ater Tåning, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126611 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Tåning, A. V. (1928). Synopsis of the scopelids in the North Atlantic. Preliminary review. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 86: 49-69. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Grand Bank and from Brazil to Argentina [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 550-850 m during the day; between 60-850 m at night with maximum abundance between 100-150 m [details]
Reproduction Spawns in June in Bermuda [details]
To Barcode of Life (41 barcodes) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Paralampanyctus ater (Tåning, 1928))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nannobrachium atrum) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Paralampanyctus ater (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104805-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104805-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104979-001) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104979-002) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Paralampanyctus ater (Tåning, 1928))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nannobrachium atrum) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Paralampanyctus ater (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104805-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104805-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104979-001) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium atrum RAD104979-002) (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Nannobrachium atrum (Tåning, 1928))
To ITIS
