WoRMS taxon details
Lampanyctus cuprarius Tåning, 1928
126613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126613)
accepted
Species
Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928) · unaccepted
Paralampanyctus cuprarius (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 Grand Bank to Emerald Bank
Distribution Grand Bank to Emerald Bank [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lampanyctus cuprarius Tåning, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126613 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) Grey, M. (1955). Notes on a collection of Bermuda deep-sea fishes. Fieldiana Zoology, 37: 265-302 [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 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) Grey, M. (1955). Notes on a collection of Bermuda deep-sea fishes. Fieldiana Zoology, 37: 265-302 [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 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
Diet Feeds on amphipods, calanoid copepods, conchoecid ostracods, and euphausiid larvae and adults [details]Distribution Grand Bank to Emerald Bank [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 40- 1100 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lampanyctus cuprarius)
To FishBase (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paralampanyctus cuprarius (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Paralampanyctus cuprarius (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium cuprarium RAD104812-001) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium cuprarium RAD104812-002) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To PESI (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lampanyctus cuprarius)
To FishBase (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paralampanyctus cuprarius (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Paralampanyctus cuprarius (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium cuprarium RAD104812-001) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nannobrachium cuprarium RAD104812-002) (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To PESI (from synonym Nannobrachium cuprarium (Tåning, 1928))
To PESI
To ITIS
